1956 VFL Season Round 16: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1956 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round sixteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Ian Gillett captained the hosts.
Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
South Melbourne (10.10.70) defeated Footscray (8.15.63).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
10.10.70 - 8.15.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | SMLB by 3 | FOOT by 5 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Ian GillettCoach: Herbie Matthews
Footscray
Captain: Wally DonaldVice-Captain: Jack Collins
Coach: Charlie Sutton
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Jeffrey, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||