1958 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1958 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 11 of the 1958 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Jack Clarke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, F. Harris, J. Heriot, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, J. Kelton, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, B. Skilton, R. Stockman, G. Tagliabue, I. Tampion, J. Taylor

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, B. Box, R. Burgess, J. Clarkson, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner, E. Webster

South Melbourne (8.13.61) were defeated by Essendon (15.13.103).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (3), B. McGowan (2), M. Oaten (2), K. Hogan
Essendon: R. Evans (7), J. Birt (2), G. Leek (2), H. Mitchell (2), G. Moloney, K. Timms

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 21 June 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 18,500

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 8.13.61 - 15.13.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 5 3 . 9 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Essendon 2 . 1 10 . 7 12 . 10 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Margin SMLB by 3 ESSE by 44 ESSE by 55 ESSE by 42 ESSE by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Jack Clarke (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 3 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
40 Harris, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 2 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
7 Tampion, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
20 Box, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 Clarkson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 7 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 0 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
7 Mann, Lance ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
17 Moloney, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
34 Pascoe, Mal ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
35 Shearman, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
33 Towner, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Webster, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 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