1957 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1957 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, K. Carroll, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, G. Kerr, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
St Kilda
J. Coffey, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, J. Guyatt, B. Hocking, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony, A. Morrow, K. Mulhall, J. Mulrooney, B. Murray, N. Roberts, B. Stephenson, B. Waldron, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young
Melbourne (17.17.119) defeated St Kilda (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Tunbridge (4), F. Adams (3), D. Fenton-Smith (3), I. Ridley (3), A. Webb (2), T. Gleeson, L. Mithen
St Kilda: B. Stephenson (3), B. Young (3), P. Dodd (2), A. Morrow (2), J. Coffey, B. Gleeson, B. Molony
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
35,682
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Feehan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hocking, Bryant | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Waldron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walton, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||