1954 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1954 between Essendon and Geelong during round 3 of the 1954 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Bernie Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, A. Thaw, J. Towner
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Essendon (15.10.100) were defeated by Geelong (16.20.116).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (9), B. Hutchison (3), S. Booth, H. Mitchell, J. Towner
Geelong: N. Rayson (4), N. Sharp (4), B. McMaster (2), N. Trezise (2), F. Flanagan, H. Herbert, D. Palmer, P. Pianto
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Bernie Smith
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 20 | |||