1955 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1955 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
South Melbourne
B. Atkinson, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. McLaughlin, D. Nelson, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, M. Sibun, R. Taylor, J. Trethowan, J. Woolley
Melbourne (12.22.94) defeated South Melbourne (4.7.31).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (4), L. Mithen (2), I. Ridley (2), S. Spencer (2), C. Laidlaw, B. McKenzie
South Melbourne: L. Leslie, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, J. Trethowan
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st 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 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,484
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.22.94 - 4.7.31
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 22 | 12 | . | 22 | (94) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Margin | MELB by 37 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 55 | MELB by 63 | MELB by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 22 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Nelson, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 7 | |||