1957 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1957 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1957 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, N. Campbell, G. Crough, B. Faulkhead, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, C. Lane, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, F. Primmer, P. Ryan, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor, M. Younger

North Melbourne
A. Aylett, K. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Lawrence, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, R. Murphy, M. Ritchie, J. Russell, P. Schofield, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, L. Templar, B. Wiltshire, I. Witnish

South Melbourne (11.9.75) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (5), D. Keyter (3), R. Clegg (2), M. Oaten
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), A. Aylett (2), G. Eastmure (2), P. Schofield (2)

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 June 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 11.9.75 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 5 9 . 8 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 9 8 . 10 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin SMLB by 5 SMLB by 8 SMLB by 4 NMLB by 4 NMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Charlie Gaudion (North Melbourne)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Campbell, Neville ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
16 Faulkhead, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 5 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 3 ?
6 Lane, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 1 ?
33 Primmer, Frank ? ? 0 ?
38 Ryan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 9

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 2 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
5 Lawrence, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
30 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
28 Murphy, Ray ? ? 0 ?
31 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
15 Russell, James ? ? 0 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 2 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 5 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 0 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Witnish, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

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