1954 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1954 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1954 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Gerald Marchesi captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
North Melbourne
G. Marchesi (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, A. Mantello, T. McLean, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, J. Reeves, K. Smith, J. Spencer, L. Templar
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, N. Campbell, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, P. Harrington, P. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, D. Scott, M. Sibun, D. Star, J. Taylor, N. Tyrrell
North Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), A. Aylett (2), L. Mogg (2), L. Templar
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (4), D. Scott (3), D. Star (2), R. Clegg, E. Lane, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.14.62 - 12.13.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Gerald Marchesi
(North Melbourne),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harrington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hogan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tyrrell, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||