1955 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1955 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 17 of the 1955 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
South Melbourne
D. Barry, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, 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, R. Taylor, J. Woolley
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), P. Aitken, B. Archbold, D. Beasy, B. Beitzel, K. Bergin, L. Berner, J. Brown, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, N. O'Brien, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
South Melbourne (6.12.48) were defeated by Carlton (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: E. Lane (3), I. Gillett, K. Hogan, D. Keyter
Carlton: G. Donaldson (3), D. Beasy (2), L. Berner (2), G. Burke (2), P. Aitken, J. Chick, N. O'Brien
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Carlton
Score:
6.12.48 - 12.7.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | SMLB by 3 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 31 | CARL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Barry, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Archbold, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Beitzel, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||