1955 VFL Round 11: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1955 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Bill Gunn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, A. Warren, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, D. Star
Footscray (11.16.82) defeated South Melbourne (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (6), J. Kerr (2), H. Stevens (2), A. Trusler
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (3), I. Gillett, E. Lane, D. Star
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,697
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
11.16.82 - 6.13.49
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||