1956 VFL 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 17 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, M. Diston, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, J. Towner, G. Willey
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), N. Campbell, R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, B. Jeffrey, D. Keyter, C. Lane, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, K. Seymour, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan, M. Younger
Essendon (11.10.76) defeated South Melbourne (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), G. Willey (3), S. Booth (2), G. Leek
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (2), D. Keyter (2), K. Seymour (2), M. Younger
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Roy McConnell
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||