1957 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 |