1956 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1956 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Ian Gillett captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
South Melbourne
I. Gillett (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Elder, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, C. Lane, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, I. Monks, D. Nelson, M. Oaten, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, K. Seymour, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, J. Brady, K. Dean, N. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Ford, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, J. Russell, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, L. Templar, D. Tobin
South Melbourne (13.9.87) defeated North Melbourne (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (6), C. Lane (3), D. Keyter, I. Monks, M. Sibun, B. Skilton
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), J. Brady, N. Dean, J. Dugdale
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.9.87 - 7.13.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | NMLB by 2 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 32 | SMLB by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Nelson, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Tobin, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||