1957 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1957 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1957 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Bill Stephen captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, J. Hamilton, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kelton, D. Keyter, A. Knight, C. Lane, K. McCormack, H. McLaughlin, S. O'Neill, B. Power, P. Ryan, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, E. Trickey

Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, D. Furness, K. Grimley, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, B. Roberts, K. Rochow, R. Slocum, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, B. Zorzi

South Melbourne (15.19.109) defeated Fitzroy (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Svenson (3), J. Dorgan (2), B. Skilton (2), K. Boyd, R. Clegg, K. Hogan, K. McCormack, H. McLaughlin, S. O'Neill, B. Power, E. Trickey
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (4), K. Grimley (2), T. Ongarello (2), G. Campbell, W. Clark, C. Davey, D. Furness, N. Johnstone, K. Rochow

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 29 June 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 16,200

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.19.109 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 6 4 . 11 12 . 18 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Fitzroy 2 . 1 6 . 7 10 . 8 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin FITZ by 1 FITZ by 8 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 2 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
30 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 Knight, Alan ? ? 0 ?
6 Lane, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 1 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
41 O'Neill, Stan ? ? 1 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 1 ?
38 Ryan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 3 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
42 Trickey, Ern ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 19

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 4 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 1 ?
34 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 1 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 1 ?
39 Grimley, Ken ? ? 2 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 2 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Roberts, Barry ? ? 0 ?
31 Rochow, Keith ? ? 1 ?
36 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
28 Zorzi, Bruno ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 12

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