1957 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1957 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 11 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Harvey Stevens captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, B. Dunsford, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, I. McLean, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Footscray
H. Stevens (capt.), P. Box, B. Buckley, B. Clark, J. Collins, W. Donald, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, B. Lee, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, D. Whitten
Melbourne (12.15.87) defeated Footscray (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), I. Ridley (2), G. Tunbridge (2), F. Adams, G. Case, B. Dunsford, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, A. Webb
Footscray: J. Collins (4), B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, H. Stevens
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,941
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 52 | MELB by 53 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Harvey Stevens
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunsford, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clark, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||