1956 VFL 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 16 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
I. Gillett (capt.), R. Clegg, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, J. Hudson, B. Jeffrey, D. Keyter, C. Lane, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, H. McLaughlin, N. McNeill, I. Monks, K. Seymour, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, J. Taylor
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, A. Clough, M. Cross, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, P. McRae, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
South Melbourne (10.10.70) defeated Footscray (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Jeffrey (4), D. Keyter (3), K. Seymour (2), C. Lane
Footscray: M. Cross (3), J. Collins (2), J. Kerr (2), T. Whitten
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Jack Collins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
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 | |||