1958 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1958 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 15 of the 1958 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Bob Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

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

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Barton, L. Borrack, B. Cougle, F. Fitzpatrick, B. Gazzard, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, D. Long, N. Martin, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, C. Palmer, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, G. Williams

South Melbourne (16.13.109) defeated Geelong (14.17.101).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (4), F. Goldsmith (3), N. Rayson (3), M. Oaten (2), B. Skilton (2), R. Clegg, D. Matthews
Geelong: B. Bartle (6), B. Goggin (4), N. Trezise (3), B. Cougle

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 2 August 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 16.13.109 - 14.17.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 8 . 2 10 . 4 14 . 10 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
Geelong 3 . 3 6 . 7 10 . 12 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Margin SMLB by 29 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 8 SMLB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 3 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Matthews, Don ? ? 1 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 4 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 2 ?
16 Rayson, Noel ? ? 3 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
7 Tampion, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bartle, Bruce ? ? 6 ?
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Cougle, Barry ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Fitzpatrick, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 4 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
24 Martin, Neville ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
39 Palmer, Clif ? ? 0 ?
31 Thomas, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 3 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 17

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