1958 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1958 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1958 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, G. Brennan, A. Dawson, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, F. Harris, F. Hogan, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, D. Matthews, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, B. Skilton, M. Smith, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, J. Trethowan

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, B. Buckley, J. Collins, B. Connolly, B. Costello, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, R. Howard, B. Kerr, J. Kerr, B. Lee, K. Payne, D. Ross, J. Schultz, R. Stockman

South Melbourne (13.18.96) were defeated by Footscray (24.13.157).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (3), B. Skilton (3), M. Smith (3), F. Hogan (2), D. Keyter (2)
Footscray: J. Collins (6), B. Connolly (3), B. Costello (3), J. Schultz (3), R. Howard (2), L. Anderson, R. Duffy, A. Gardiner, B. Kerr, K. Payne, D. Ross, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 26 April 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 21,809

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 13.18.96 - 24.13.157

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 3 8 . 7 10 . 9 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Footscray 4 . 5 8 . 7 19 . 12 24 . 13 24 . 13 (157)
Margin SMLB by 4 level FOOT by 57 FOOT by 61 FOOT by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
16 Brennan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
34 Dawson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 3 ?
40 Harris, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Frank ? ? 2 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 2 ?
17 Matthews, Don ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
33 Smith, Mal ? ? 3 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 18

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
41 Anderson, Lyall ? ? 1 ?
19 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 6 ?
5 Connolly, Barry ? ? 3 ?
16 Costello, Bill ? ? 3 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 1 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 1 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
14 Henriksen, Ron ? ? 0 ?
31 Howard, Ron ? ? 2 ?
1 Kerr, Barrie ? ? 1 ?
22 Kerr, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
35 Payne, Kelvin ? ? 1 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 1 ?
32 Schultz, John ? ? 3 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 24 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s