1954 VFL Season Round 2: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round two of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Essendon (5.18.48) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.13.61).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
5.18.48 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 18 | 5 | . | 18 | (48) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | SMLB by 5 | ESSE by 5 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gnaden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 18 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hogan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McPherson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Thomas, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||