1954 VFL Round 4: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1954 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1954 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, M. Gear, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, 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
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Cole, H. Davies, K. Drinan, R. Fountain, B. Gleeson, D. Howell, G. Jones, B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Myers, B. Phillips, J. Ross, R. Shields, C. Thornton, B. Watt
Geelong (13.17.95) defeated St Kilda (8.5.53).
Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Flanagan (5), P. Pianto (2), N. Rayson (2), N. Trezise (2), R. Renfrey, J. Roberts
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), H. Davies (2), R. Fountain, B. Gleeson, J. Ross
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 42 | GEEL by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Gear, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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) | 13 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cole, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fountain, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Myers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Shields, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 5 | |||