1957 VFL Round 16: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1957 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1957 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Geoff Leek captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, B. Gluyas, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner, E. Webster
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), N. Campbell, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, J. Hamilton, F. Harris, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kelton, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, S. O'Neill, B. Power, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor
Essendon (10.15.75) defeated South Melbourne (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Heenan (3), H. Mitchell (3), J. Gill (2), R. Burgess, D. Carmichael
South Melbourne: S. O'Neill (2), R. Clegg, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.15.75 - 7.13.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 6 | 1 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Gluyas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Webster, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Harris, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | O'Neill, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||