1957 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1957 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, D. Atkinson, R. Barassi, K. Carroll, G. Case, B. Dixon, B. Dunsford, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, G. Kerr, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Appleyard, K. Boyd, C. Colquhoun, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, S. O'Neill, B. Power, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, J. Taylor, M. Younger
Melbourne (17.12.114) defeated South Melbourne (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (6), R. Barassi (2), D. Fenton-Smith (2), T. Gleeson (2), F. Adams, B. Johnson, I. McLean, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (2), M. Oaten (2), K. Hogan, D. Keyter
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,250
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.12.114 - 6.15.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 63 | MELB by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Atkinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunsford, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Appleyard, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 41 | O'Neill, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | |||