1954 VFL 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 5 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, N. Campbell, P. Charleston, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, P. Harrington, D. Keyter, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, E. Payne, D. Scott, M. Sibun, D. Star, J. Taylor
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Bromage, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, D. Little, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, B. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, A. Young
South Melbourne (6.13.49) were defeated by Collingwood (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Keyter (3), I. Gillett, B. Gunn, E. Payne
Collingwood: K. Bromage (4), G. Hams (2), N. Mann (2), T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, M. Twomey, A. Young
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
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 | |||