1957 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1957 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1957 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), G. Crough, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, J. Hamilton, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kelton, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, S. O'Neill, B. Power, F. Primmer, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Case, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Mithen, T. Mountain, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
South Melbourne (11.9.75) defeated Melbourne (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Kelton (2), D. Keyter (2), M. Oaten (2), G. Crough, B. Gunn, F. Primmer, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue
Melbourne: I. Ridley (3), T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, I. McLean, T. Mountain, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
11.9.75 - 9.17.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 18 | MELB by 8 | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelton, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 41 | O'Neill, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Tagliabue, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Mithen, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mountain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | |||