1954 VFL Season Round 5: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1954 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round five of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
South Melbourne (6.13.49) were defeated by Collingwood (14.17.101).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
6.13.49 - 14.17.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | SMLB by 8 | COLL by 26 | COLL by 30 | COLL by 52 | COLL by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Herbie Matthews
Collingwood
Captain: Neil Mann (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Charleston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harrington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Payne, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Little, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Young, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||