1954 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1954 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1954 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), J. Barrett, A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, R. Davies, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, R. Morgan, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, J. Streader, V. Williams, K. Wright
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Bland, D. Cole, H. Davies, K. Drinan, B. Gleeson, A. Greenshields, M. Hellmrich, D. Howell, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, A. Squire, B. Watt
Fitzroy (10.16.76) drew with St Kilda (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Gervasoni (2), N. Johnstone (2), J. MacGregor (2), J. Streader (2), G. Knight, K. Wright
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), H. Davies (3), M. Hellmrich, B. Linger, J. McDonald, K. Mulhall
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | STKL by 24 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 30 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Davies, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Morgan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cole, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hellmrich, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||