1957 VFL Season Round 9: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1957 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round nine of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Footscray (12.15.87) defeated South Melbourne (8.12.60).
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 17 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
28,450
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.15.87 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: unknownCoach: Charlie Sutton
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||