1955 VFL 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 7 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Gunn (capt.), B. Atkinson, D. Barry, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, M. Sibun, R. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), D. Atkinson, R. Barassi, I. Baumgartner, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Melville, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams
South Melbourne (10.11.71) were defeated by Melbourne (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (4), B. Pratt (2), I. Gillett, D. Keyter, E. Lane, F. Primmer
Melbourne: B. Dixon (2), B. Johnson (2), R. Barassi, G. Case, N. Clarke, T. Gleeson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, I. Ridley
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Arvidson
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 | |||