1963 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1963 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1963 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Darrel Baldock captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Batch, D. Burke, K. Colvin, R. Cotton, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Heyme, D. Howland, T. Hynes, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, B. McGowan, K. Phillips, B. Porter, B. Ross, T. Somerville, P. Trethowan, E. White

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), R. Cross, C. Ditterich, J. Guyatt, R. Head, V. Howell, R. McHugh, T. McKay, A. Morrow, B. Murray, R. Oakley, L. Oswald, J. Read, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman, J. Wallis, B. Walsh

South Melbourne (8.7.55) were defeated by St Kilda (19.14.128).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Heriot (3), D. Burke, B. McGowan, B. Ross, P. Trethowan, E. White
St Kilda: J. Wallis (5), D. Baldock (4), B. Murray (3), R. Smith (3), A. Morrow (2), R. Head, I. Rowland

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 31 August 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 22,920

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by St Kilda
Score: 8.7.55 - 19.14.128

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 4 5 . 4 6 . 6 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
St Kilda 3 . 3 10 . 10 13 . 12 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Margin SMLB by 7 STKL by 36 STKL by 48 STKL by 73 STKL by 73
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Darrel Baldock (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Grant

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Batch, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 1 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
43 Cotton, Ron ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 3 ?
11 Heyme, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Howland, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
16 Hynes, Tom ? ? 0 ?
42 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 ?
22 Porter, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Ross, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
26 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 1 ?
50 White, Eric ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 7

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 4 ?
17 Cross, Ray ? ? 0 ?
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Head, Rodger ? ? 1 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
19 McHugh, Ray ? ? 0 ?
20 McKay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 2 ?
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 3 ?
12 Oakley, Ross ? ? 0 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
21 Read, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 1 ?
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 3 ?
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 ?
30 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
31 Wallis, Jim ? ? 5 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 14

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