1957 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1957 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1957 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), J. Byrne, P. Clancy, J. Coffey, L. Cooke, A. Dale, H. Davies, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, B. Hocking, A. Jeans, I. Letcher, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, K. Mulhall, J. Mulrooney, L. Oswald, N. Roberts, B. Walsh, B. Young
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), J. Cairns, C. Colquhoun, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, D. Keyter, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, I. Monks, S. O'Neill, K. Seymour, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
St Kilda (12.16.88) defeated South Melbourne (7.17.59).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (5), P. Clancy (2), A. Dale, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, K. Mulhall, L. Oswald
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (4), B. Gunn, D. Matthews, B. Skilton
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
37,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.16.88 - 7.17.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Margin | STKL by 29 | SMLB by 6 | STKL by 17 | STKL by 29 | STKL by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Goal Umpire:
E. Traplin
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Byrne, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cooke, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Feehan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Hocking, Bryant | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cairns, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Colquhoun, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | O'Neill, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 17 | |||