1955 VFL Round 6: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1955 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1955 VFL season.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, G. Burke, J. Cheffers, J. Ellis, V. English, G. Ferry, J. James, G. Kerr, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Moran, N. O'Brien, J. Paice, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
South Melbourne
B. Atkinson, D. Barry, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, M. Sibun, R. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Carlton (11.9.75) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Carlton: D. Beasy (4), N. O'Brien (3), J. Ellis (2), G. Kerr, K. Warburton
South Melbourne: E. Lane (4), D. Keyter (3), B. Pratt (3), I. Gillett, C. Lane
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
11.9.75 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | CARL by 6 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cheffers, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ellis, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Paice, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Barry, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||