1960 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1960 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1960 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Neil Roberts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Appleyard, K. Barrett, K. Boyd, G. Brennan, B. Chisholm, C. Deacon, J. Heriot, K. Hogan, F. Johnson, J. Kelton, R. Landorf, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, R. Porta, B. Power, B. Skilton, J. Taylor

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, J. Delanty, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, B. Hay, G. Holmes, V. Howell, B. McCarthy, B. McIntyre, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, D. Prescott, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Young

South Melbourne (17.12.114) defeated St Kilda (8.15.63).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Appleyard (3), M. Oaten (3), B. Power (3), B. Skilton (3), K. Boyd (2), R. Clegg (2), G. Brennan
St Kilda: J. O'Brien (2), B. Young (2), J. Delanty, G. Holmes, B. McIntyre, I. Rowland

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 16 April 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 28,100

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 17.12.114 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 3 12 . 10 14 . 11 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
St Kilda 1 . 3 3 . 6 7 . 13 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Margin SMLB by 24 SMLB by 58 SMLB by 40 SMLB by 51 SMLB by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Faul (South Melbourne), Jim Francis (St Kilda)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Neil Roberts (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Appleyard, Percy ? ? 3 ?
6 Barrett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 2 ?
10 Brennan, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
17 Chisholm, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Landorf, Ray ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 3 ?
40 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 3 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 12

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
17 Delanty, John ? ? 1 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Hay, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Holmes, Gary ? ? 1 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 McIntyre, Barry ? ? 1 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 2 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
12 Prescott, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 1 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 15

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