1955 VFL Season Round 16: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1955 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Bill Gunn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
St Kilda (8.5.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.16.82).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
10,150
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.5.53 - 11.16.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | STKL by 22 | SMLB by 3 | STKL by 12 | SMLB by 29 | SMLB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
St Kilda
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Les Foote
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Camm, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Dihm, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lennie, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 39 | Mennie, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Nelson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stephenson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 5 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||