1955 VFL 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 16 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
L. Foote (capt.), A. Callow, J. Camm, M. Dihm, M. Giblett, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Jeans, S. Lennie, J. McDonald, A. Mennie, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, J. Nelson, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, M. Stephenson, B. Watt
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, E. Lane, L. Leslie, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, R. Taylor
St Kilda (8.5.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. McDonald (3), B. Gleeson (2), G. Minihan (2), B. Phillips
South Melbourne: E. Lane (4), D. Keyter (2), L. Leslie (2), K. Hogan, B. Pratt, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
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 | |||