1955 VFL Season Round 7: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1955 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round seven of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Gunn captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
South Melbourne (10.11.71) were defeated by Melbourne (11.6.72).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
10.11.71 - 11.6.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 17 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
Melbourne
Captain: Noel McMahenCoach: Norm Smith
Player Statistics
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 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Atkinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 6 | |||