1956 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1956 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 11 of the 1956 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval.
Ian Gillett captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, I. Monks, M. Oaten, B. Pratt, P. Ryan, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, V. Garra, K. Hamilton, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
South Melbourne (9.19.73) defeated Carlton (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (4), R. Clegg, D. Keyter, D. Matthews, B. Pratt, B. Skilton
Carlton: K. Hamilton (2), B. Milroy (2), D. Beasy, K. Clarke, D. Nicholls
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Carlton
Score:
9.19.73 - 7.12.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | SMLB by 16 | CARL by 7 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ryan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 19 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hamilton, Kevan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||