1955 VFL Season 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 seventeen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (6.12.48) were defeated by Carlton (12.7.79).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Herbie Matthews
Carlton
Captain: Ken HandsCoach: Perce Bentley
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 | |||