1957 VFL Season Round 5: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1957 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round five of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne (7.16.58) were defeated by Essendon (14.16.100).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
27,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
7.16.58 - 14.16.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 5 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Herbie Matthews
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Appleyard, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Colquhoun, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maloney, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||