1958 VFL Round 14: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1958 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1958 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Broadway, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, B. Kerr, B. Lee, B. Moloney, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Ross, J. Schultz, I. Whittaker, D. Whitten

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, G. Crough, J. Dorgan, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, N. Rayson, B. Skilton, R. Stockman, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, I. Tampion, J. Trethowan, M. Younger

Footscray (8.15.63) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), J. Clegg (2), J. Collins, R. Duffy, B. Kerr
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (4), F. Goldsmith (3), K. Boyd, B. Gunn, D. Matthews, B. McGowan, M. Oaten, N. Rayson, G. Tagliabue

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 July 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 17,508

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 8.15.63 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 4 4 . 5 7 . 13 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
South Melbourne 3 . 2 8 . 8 9 . 10 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin FOOT by 2 SMLB by 27 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 33 SMLB by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
41 Anderson, Lyall ? ? 0 ?
37 Broadway, Ray ? ? 0 ?
19 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Clegg, John ? ? 2 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 1 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, Barrie ? ? 1 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
27 Moloney, Brian ? ? 0 ?
21 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
32 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Whittaker, Ike ? ? 0 ?
30 Whitten, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 15

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 3 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 1 ?
17 Matthews, Don ? ? 1 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 1 ?
16 Rayson, Noel ? ? 1 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 4 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
7 Tampion, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 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