1956 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1956 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Ian Gillett captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), R. Clegg, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, J. Ferguson, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, E. Hicks, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, E. Lane, D. Matthews, G. McDonald, B. Pratt, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, J. Trethowan, M. Younger
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, R. Lalor, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Nixon, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, J. Towner
South Melbourne (15.8.98) defeated Essendon (11.20.86).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (5), B. Gunn (4), I. Gillett (2), B. Pratt (2), R. Clegg, D. Keyter
Essendon: R. Fox (3), D. Bigelow (2), B. Hutchison (2), H. Mitchell (2), S. Booth, J. Harrington
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.8.98 - 11.20.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 20 | 11 | . | 20 | (86) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
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) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Hicks, Ellis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lalor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Nixon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 20 | |||