1957 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1957 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1957 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Bill Twomey captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.

Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), K. Bergin, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, D. Howell, R. Kingston, B. Norman, J. Powell, B. Renwood, B. Serong, L. Sharp, F. Tuck, B. Turner, K. Turner, M. Twomey, M. Weideman

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Appleyard, C. Colquhoun, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, J. Hudson, C. Lane, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, F. Primmer, B. Skilton, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan

Collingwood (14.9.93) defeated South Melbourne (11.17.83).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (4), B. Gray (2), B. Norman (2), K. Bergin, J. Hamilton, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (5), R. Clegg (2), M. Oaten (2), D. Matthews, K. McCormack

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 May 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 32,500

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.9.93 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 1 5 . 5 10 . 8 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
South Melbourne 3 . 6 5 . 7 8 . 13 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin SMLB by 11 SMLB by 2 COLL by 7 COLL by 10 COLL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Twomey (Collingwood), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bergin, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 4 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 2 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
20 Norman, Bob ? ? 2 ?
35 Powell, John ? ? 0 ?
34 Renwood, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 1 ?
1 Twomey, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 9

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Appleyard, Percy ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
27 Colquhoun, Colin ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Ferguson, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 5 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Lane, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
17 Matthews, Don ? ? 1 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 1 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 2 ?
33 Primmer, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s