1954 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 81.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 46
Brownlow Leader(s): Eddie Lane (14)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Eddie Lane (28)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Eddie Lane

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Clegg

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Atkinson, Bob #4 7 R01, R03-R04, R09-R10, R16-R17 1
Browning, Keith #26 11 R01-R03, R05-R07, R10, R13, R16-R18 0
Campbell, Neville #39 8 R04-R09, R17-R18 0
Charleston, Peter #21 2 R04-R05 0
Clegg, Ron #23 14 R01-R07, R12-R18 9
Deagan, Paddy #30 8 R01, R04-R06, R11-R14 0
Donaldson, Dave #14 1 R03 0
Dorgan, Jim #11 18 R01-R18 0
Earl, Don #12 8 R04, R07-R10, R12, R14-R15 0
Eichhorn, Jack #31 1 R01 0
Garrick, Jack #29 16 R01-R16 3
Gelavis, Nick #6 1 R05 0
Giles, Bob #9 11 R02-R04, R09-R10, R13-R18 1
Gillett, Ian #28 18 R01-R18 24
Goldsmith, Fred #2 18 R01-R18 0
Grant, Trevor 1 R15 0
Green, Lindsay #4 3 R12, R14-R15 1
Gunn, Bill #8 10 R01-R02, R04-R10, R18 6
Harrington, Pat #19 7 R05-R08, R11-R13 0
Hilet, Kevin #16 6 R11-R13, R16-R18 0
Hogan, Kevin #5 6 R11-R12, R15-R18 0
Hogan, Pat #5 6 R02-R03, R06-R08, R14 1
Hudson, Jack #31 3 R09-R11 0
Keyter, Don #1 16 R01-R08, R11-R18 12
Lane, Clarrie #6 8 R11-R18 12
Lane, Eddie #27 17 R01-R04, R06-R18 28
Ledwidge, John #35 6 R08-R11, R16-R17 2
Leslie, Lewis #15 6 R04-R08, R11 4
Logan, Max #38 10 R08-R10, R12-R18 0
McCormack, Ken #36 11 R05-R15 0
McDonald, Gerry #18 14 R01-R02, R04, R08-R18 0
McPherson, Alan #10 2 R02-R03 2
Meagher, Jack #3 1 R03 0
Murray, Bruce #38 1 R01 0
Nelson, Daryl #32 3 R16-R18 0
Nolan, Bill #6 8 R01, R12-R18 10
Payne, Ernie #3 3 R04-R05, R18 1
Rosewarne, Harold #33 3 R09-R11 0
Scott, Don #34 17 R01-R17 16
Sibun, Mick #7 16 R01-R03, R05-R11, R13-R18 15
Smith, Stan #36 2 R02-R03 0
Star, Don #17 12 R01-R12 13
Taylor, Jim #20 13 R01-R02, R04-R10, R13-R15, R18 3
Taylor, Ron #32 2 R02-R03 1
Thomas, Keith #19 2 R01-R02 0
Tyrrell, Noel #23 3 R03, R06-R07 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Matthews, Herbie 18 6 -0- 12 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
17/04/1954 Round 1 Carlton HOME WIN SOU by 5 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
24/04/1954 Round 2 Essendon AWAY WIN SOU by 13 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
01/05/1954 Round 3 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 87 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
08/05/1954 Round 4 Richmond HOME WIN SOU by 5 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
15/05/1954 Round 5 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 52 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
22/05/1954 Round 6 North Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 23 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
29/05/1954 Round 7 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 22 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
05/06/1954 Round 8 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 9 Herbie Matthews unknown
12/06/1954 Round 9 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 66 Herbie Matthews unknown
26/06/1954 Round 10 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 2 Herbie Matthews unknown
03/07/1954 Round 11 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 50 Herbie Matthews unknown
10/07/1954 Round 12 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 6 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
24/07/1954 Round 13 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 20 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
31/07/1954 Round 14 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 37 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
07/08/1954 Round 15 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 35 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
14/08/1954 Round 16 Collingwood AWAY WIN SOU by 2 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
21/08/1954 Round 17 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 15 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg
28/08/1954 Round 18 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 52 Herbie Matthews Ron Clegg