1956 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1956 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1956 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
South Melbourne
S. Biggs, R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, B. Evans, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, C. Lane, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, M. Oaten, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, R. Barrett, I. Baumgartner, P. Clancy, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, M. Giblett, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, F. Hanrahan, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, J. Mulrooney, N. Roberts, B. Walsh, B. Young
South Melbourne (14.5.89) defeated St Kilda (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (5), B. Skilton (4), D. Matthews (2), B. Evans, D. Keyter, M. Oaten
St Kilda: B. Young (4), B. Gleeson (3), R. Barrett, P. Clancy, P. Dodd, J. Mulrooney
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
14.5.89 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 5 | (89) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | SMLB by 38 | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 22 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Biggs, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 5 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Barrett, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Hanrahan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||