1957 VFL 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 5 of the 1957 VFL season.
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
P. Appleyard, C. Colquhoun, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, D. Matthews, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, B. Power, K. Seymour, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan, M. Younger
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, B. Donohoe, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Maloney, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner
South Melbourne (7.16.58) were defeated by Essendon (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (5), B. McGowan, M. Oaten
Essendon: F. Gallagher (6), J. Birt (2), S. Booth (2), B. Hutchison (2), J. Clarke, J. Gill
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||