1959 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1959 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 6 of the 1959 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. John Brady captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Briglia, D. Burke, G. Crough, C. Deacon, J. Heriot, R. Landorf, B. Marshall, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. McGrath, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, B. Power, N. Rayson, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cheatley, M. Cooke, K. Dean, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, F. Galle, M. Gaudion, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Brien, R. Poole, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, B. Turner

South Melbourne (8.18.66) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.18.96).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Burke (2), B. McGowan (2), B. Skilton (2), P. Briglia, J. Trethowan
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (4), P. Schofield (3), P. Dow (2), A. Aylett, G. Eastmure, F. Galle, N. Teasdale

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 20,700

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 8.18.66 - 13.18.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 5 6 . 14 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 9 . 7 11 . 8 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Margin NMLB by 5 NMLB by 38 NMLB by 24 NMLB by 30 NMLB by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), John Brady (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Briglia, Paul ? ? 1 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 2 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Landorf, Ray ? ? 0 ?
17 Marshall, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
28 McGrath, Bill ? ? 0 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Rayson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
20 Brady, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
37 Cheatley, Barry ? ? 0 ?
15 Cooke, Mick ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
11 Dow, Peter ? ? 2 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 4 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
41 Galle, Frank ? ? 1 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
36 O'Brien, Jock ? ? 0 ?
31 Poole, Robin ? ? 0 ?
1 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 3 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 1 ?
34 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 18

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