1956 VFL Season 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 nine of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (14.5.89) defeated St Kilda (11.8.74).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Herbie Matthews
St Kilda
Captain: Keith DrinanCoach: Alan Killigrew
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 | |||