1954 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1954 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, J. Chick, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Howell, G. Ilsley, J. James, G. Kerr, K. McKaige, J. Mills, B. Milroy, F. Munro, N. O'Brien, J. Spencer, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton, D. Zeunert
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, T. Bull, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, L. Gloury, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, K. Robinson, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Carlton (12.10.82) were defeated by Melbourne (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Carlton: N. O'Brien (4), J. Howell (3), G. Kerr (2), D. Beasy, K. Hands, J. Mills
Melbourne: F. Adams (4), B. McKenzie (4), R. Barassi (2), N. Clarke (2), S. Spencer (2), P. Marquis
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | CARL by 20 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Ilsley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||