1954 VFL Round 2: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1954 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), L. Borrack, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, J. Brady, N. Doolan, K. Dynon, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, P. Hamilton, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, J. Reeves, J. Spencer
Geelong (8.12.60) were defeated by North Melbourne (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Flanagan (4), N. Rayson (4)
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (3), B. Johnson (2), J. Spencer (2), P. Johnson, L. Mogg
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) and North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.12.60 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 27 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||