1956 VFL Season Round 17: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round seventeen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
Ian Gillett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Essendon (11.10.76) defeated South Melbourne (7.16.58).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
11.10.76 - 7.16.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonVice-Captain: Roy McConnell
Coach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: Ian GillettCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Jeffrey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 16 | |||