1954 VFL Season Round 3: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1954 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round three of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Footscray (17.14.116) defeated South Melbourne (3.11.29).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.14.116 - 3.11.29
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 11 | (29) |
| Margin | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 51 | FOOT by 87 | FOOT by 87 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonVice-Captain: Wally Donald
Coach: Charlie Sutton
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Donaldson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hogan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | McPherson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Meagher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tyrrell, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 11 | |||