1954 VFL Preliminary Final: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1954 between Geelong and Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1954 VFL season.
Geelong "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, L. Borrack, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, B. Worner
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, K. Albiston, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, G. McGivern, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Geelong (7.8.50) were defeated by Melbourne (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Wiltshire (2), B. Davis, G. Goninon, P. Pianto, N. Trezise, L. Turner
Melbourne: K. Albiston (3), N. Clarke (3), R. Barassi, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Melbourne faced Footscray in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 September 1954
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
51,985
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 6 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||