1956 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1956 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1956 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Ian Gillett captained the hosts. Neil Mann captained the visitors with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, B. Jeffrey, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, H. McLaughlin, N. Melesso, I. Monks, D. Nelson, B. Pratt, K. Seymour, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan

Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), I. Brewer, M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, L. Sharp, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman

South Melbourne (10.9.69) were defeated by Collingwood (11.9.75).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Sibun (3), B. Jeffrey (2), D. Keyter (2), E. Lane, B. Skilton, J. Trethowan
Collingwood: M. Davidson (2), K. Turner (2), B. Twomey (2), I. Brewer, N. Mann, F. Tuck, M. Twomey, M. Weideman

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 July 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.9.69 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 5 6 . 7 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Collingwood 2 . 2 5 . 3 9 . 7 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin level SMLB by 8 COLL by 18 COLL by 6 COLL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ian Gillett (South Melbourne), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Jack Hamilton (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
39 Elder, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Jeffrey, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 2 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
35 Ledwidge, John ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Melesso, Neil ? ? 0 ?
4 Monks, Ian ? ? 0 ?
5 Nelson, Daryl ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
24 Seymour, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 3 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 1 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
38 Brewer, Ian ? ? 1 ?
16 Davidson, Max ? ? 2 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack (vc) ? ? 0 ?
18 Hedt, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
12 Kupsch, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Mann, Neil (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 1 ?
36 Turner, Ken ? ? 2 ?
2 Twomey, Bill ? ? 2 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s