1957 VFL 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 9 of the 1957 VFL season.
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
P. Box, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, B. Lee, B. Moloney, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), N. Campbell, G. Crough, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, B. Power, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, P. Ryan, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor, E. Trickey
Footscray (12.15.87) defeated South Melbourne (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (7), P. Box, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Kerr, J. O'Halloran
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (3), D. Keyter (2), B. Skilton, J. Taylor, E. Trickey
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||