1958 VFL Round 4: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1958 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1958 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bob Davis captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, C. Brown, P. Campbell, P. Falconer, B. Ferrari, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, F. Le Deux, D. Long, N. Martin, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, N. Rayson, C. Rice, R. Smith, J. Thomas, G. Williams

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, G. Brennan, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, J. Hamilton, F. Harris, F. Hogan, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kelton, D. Keyter, T. Lewis, M. Oaten, B. Pratt, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, J. Taylor

Geelong (8.11.59) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Long (2), P. Campbell, B. Ferrari, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Helmer, N. Rayson
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (4), G. Brennan, F. Hogan, M. Oaten, J. Svenson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 14,045

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by South Melbourne
Score: 8.11.59 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 3 3 . 7 5 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
South Melbourne 1 . 6 3 . 7 6 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin SMLB by 3 level SMLB by 8 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bob Davis (Geelong), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
11 Campbell, Peter ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 Falconer, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 1 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Helmer, John ? ? 1 ?
22 Le Deux, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 2 ?
24 Martin, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
37 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
31 Thomas, John ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
16 Brennan, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
30 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
40 Harris, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Lewis, Terry ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 1 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 4 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 1 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 12

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