1957 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 88.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleyard, Percy | #2 | 4 | 2 | R03-06 |
| Boyd, Ken | #32 | 9 | 6 | R06-08, R10-15 |
| Cairns, Jimmy | #5 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Campbell, Neville | #29 | 5 | 0 | R02, R07-09, R16 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 17 | 13 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Colquhoun, Colin | #27 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Crough, Gerald | #9 | 10 | 1 | R01-09, R17 |
| Dorgan, Jim | #11 | 12 | 2 | R01-06, R11-13, R16-18 |
| Elder, John | #39 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Faulkhead, Brian | #16 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Ferguson, John | #34 | 3 | 1 | R02-04 |
| Gillett, Ian | #28 | 16 | 1 | R01-06, R08-14, R16-18 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 13 | 43 | R01-09, R12-14, R18 |
| Gunn, Bill | #8 | 9 | 3 | R01-05, R07, R12, R15, R17 |
| Hamilton, Jack | #30 | 9 | 0 | R10-18 |
| Harris, Fred | #40 | 5 | 0 | R13-16, R18 |
| Hogan, Kevin | #22 | 13 | 10 | R06-18 |
| Hudson, Jack | #31 | 15 | 0 | R03-13, R15-18 |
| Kelton, John | #23 | 6 | 3 | R10-11, R15-18 |
| Keyter, Don | #1 | 15 | 16 | R01-02, R05-17 |
| Kiteley, Jeff | #4 | 2 | 1 | R14-15 |
| Knight, Alan | #18 | 3 | 0 | R10-11, R15 |
| Lane, Clarrie | #6 | 5 | 0 | R04, R07-08, R11, R18 |
| Ledwidge, John | #35 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Matthews, Don | #17 | 10 | 7 | R01, R03-05, R08, R10, R13-16 |
| McCormack, Ken | #36 | 10 | 2 | R01-04, R10-14, R16 |
| McGowan, Brian | #3 | 12 | 13 | R01-06, R09-10, R12, R16-18 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #25 | 17 | 1 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Monks, Ian | #4 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Oaten, Max | #19 | 11 | 10 | R02-10, R17-18 |
| O'Neill, Stan | #41 | 11 | 4 | R01-03, R06, R11-17 |
| Power, Bill | #39 | 13 | 2 | R05-06, R08-18 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 2 | 0 | R09, R18 |
| Primmer, Frank | #33 | 5 | 2 | R04, R07-09, R17 |
| Ryan, Peter | #38 | 5 | 0 | R07-11 |
| Seymour, Ken | #24 | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 17 | 22 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Svenson, John | #15 | 12 | 11 | R01-03, R05-07, R09, R11-15 |
| Tagliabue, Gerald | #37 | 12 | 2 | R07-18 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 15 | 2 | R01, R03-09, R12-18 |
| Trethowan, John | #20 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R12-15, R18 |
| Trickey, Ern | #42 | 4 | 4 | R08-11 |
| Younger, Marshall | #12 | 7 | 1 | R02, R05-08, R14-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews, Herbie | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1957 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 29 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 24 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 43 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 63 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 17/06/1957 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 27 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 22/06/1957 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 2 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 27/07/1957 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 5 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 24 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 33 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |