1955 VFL Season Round 8: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1955 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round eight of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Bill Gunn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Essendon (13.14.92) defeated South Melbourne (7.12.54).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.14.92 - 7.12.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colliver, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||