1955 VFL 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 8 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Colliver, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), B. Atkinson, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, B. Pratt, M. Sibun, D. Star, R. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Essendon (13.14.92) defeated South Melbourne (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Mitchell (9), B. Hutchison (2), I. Monks, G. Sewell
South Melbourne: R. Taylor (3), B. Atkinson (2), D. Keyter (2)
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
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 | |||