1957 VFL Round 10: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1957 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1957 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bob Davis captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), P. Barran, B. Bartle, C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Crowe, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, M. Hetherington, R. Hovey, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, J. Elder, I. Gillett, J. Hamilton, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kelton, D. Keyter, A. Knight, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Ryan, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue, E. Trickey

Geelong (10.8.68) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Ferrari (4), J. O'Connell (3), B. Crowe, J. Helmer, J. O'Neill
South Melbourne: D. Keyter (2), B. McGowan (2), B. Skilton (2), E. Trickey (2), K. Boyd, R. Clegg

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 June 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 12,146

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by South Melbourne
Score: 10.8.68 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 4 . 5 7 . 6 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
South Melbourne 0 . 3 7 . 5 9 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin GEEL by 17 SMLB by 18 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bob Davis (Geelong), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Barran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
7 Bartle, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
25 Crowe, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 4 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Helmer, John ? ? 1 ?
40 Hetherington, Max ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 3 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 1 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
39 Elder, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
30 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 2 ?
18 Knight, Alan ? ? 0 ?
17 Matthews, Don ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
38 Ryan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
42 Trickey, Ern ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 10

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