1954 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1954 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 4 of the 1954 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Atkinson, N. Campbell, P. Charleston, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, D. Keyter, E. Lane, L. Leslie, G. McDonald, E. Payne, D. Scott, D. Star, J. Taylor
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, C. Eade, S. Morcom, M. Oppy, J. Patterson, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, F. Slater, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne (12.9.81) defeated Richmond (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (4), L. Leslie (3), E. Lane (2), J. Garrick, D. Keyter, D. Scott
Richmond: R. Branton (3), B. Davie (2), R. Wright (2), S. Morcom, J. Walton, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
12.9.81 - 10.16.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | SMLB by 23 | RICH by 1 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Charleston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Payne, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Audas, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Eade, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||