1956 VFL Round 5: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1956 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Ian Gillett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, B. Buckley, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, I. Letcher, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), R. Clegg, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, J. Ferguson, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, H. McLaughlin, I. Monks, B. Pratt, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, J. Trethowan, M. Younger
Footscray (9.13.67) defeated South Melbourne (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Cross (5), D. Reynolds (2), B. Gilmore, T. Whitten
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (5), B. Skilton (2), R. Clegg
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,134
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
9.13.67 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||