1954 VFL 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 2 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, K. Bradley, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Gamble, B. Gnaden, J. Harrington, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, A. Thaw, J. Towner
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, P. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, G. McDonald, A. McPherson, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, D. Star, J. Taylor, R. Taylor, K. Thomas
Essendon (5.18.48) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Booth (2), H. Mitchell (2), K. Bradley
South Melbourne: D. Star (3), D. Keyter, E. Lane, A. McPherson, D. Scott, R. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||