1957 VFL Season 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 sixteen of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.15.75) defeated South Melbourne (7.13.55).
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
Essendon
Captain: Geoff LeekCoach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Herbie Matthews
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 | |||