1957 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1957 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1957 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Bill Twomey captained the visitors with Peter Lucas as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, B. Gunn, J. Hamilton, F. Harris, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kelton, D. Keyter, J. Kiteley, A. Knight, D. Matthews, S. O'Neill, B. Power, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan, M. Younger

Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), P. Lucas (vice-capt.), K. Bennett, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, B. Greve, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman

South Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Collingwood (12.19.91).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), D. Keyter (2), K. Boyd, R. Clegg, K. Hogan, D. Matthews
Collingwood: B. Greve (3), N. Waller (3), B. Serong (2), M. Weideman (2), B. Gray, T. Merrett

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 3 August 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 25,300

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.13.67 - 12.19.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 3 5 . 7 8 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Collingwood 7 . 8 7 . 9 9 . 14 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Margin COLL by 41 COLL by 14 COLL by 10 COLL by 24 COLL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Bill Twomey (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Peter Lucas (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
40 Harris, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 2 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
18 Knight, Alan ? ? 0 ?
17 Matthews, Don ? ? 1 ?
41 O'Neill, Stan ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 13

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 1 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 3 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 1 ?
21 Rymer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 2 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Twomey, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 3 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 19

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