1956 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1956 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Ian Gillett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, A. Webb, D. Williams
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), S. Biggs, R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, B. Evans, T. Grant, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, M. Oaten, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Melbourne (12.10.82) defeated South Melbourne (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), D. Cordner (2), B. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), T. Bull, P. Marquis, A. Webb
South Melbourne: M. Oaten (3), B. Pratt (2), R. Clegg, D. Matthews, B. Skilton
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
36,361
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.10.82 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Biggs, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||