1954 VFL 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 3 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, A. Warren, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Atkinson, K. Browning, D. Donaldson, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, P. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, A. McPherson, J. Meagher, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, D. Star, R. Taylor, N. Tyrrell
Footscray (17.14.116) defeated South Melbourne (3.11.29).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (8), H. Stevens (5), A. Trusler (2), R. Duffy, J. Kerr
South Melbourne: E. Lane (2), A. McPherson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
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 | |||