1954 VFL Round 3: St Kilda v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1954 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1954 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
In the absence of Lou Richards, Bob Rose captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Bland, J. Cuffe, K. Drinan, R. Fountain, B. Gleeson, A. Hurst, G. Jones, B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, K. Mulhall, B. Myers, B. Phillips, J. Ross, R. Shields, A. Squire, C. Thornton, B. Watt
Collingwood
Bob Rose (capt.), M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, D. Little, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, Bill Rose, L. Sharp, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, T. Waites, M. Weideman, A. Young
St Kilda (10.10.70) were defeated by Collingwood (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: D. Bland (3), P. Bennett (2), G. Jones (2), B. Linger (2), J. Cuffe
Collingwood: J. Hamilton (3), B. Rose (3), M. Weideman (2), D. Healey, T. Merrett
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
22,500
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
10.10.70 - 10.16.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | COLL by 10 | COLL by 11 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Cuffe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fountain, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Myers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Shields, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Little, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob (ac) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Waites, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Young, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||