1954 VFL Season 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 six of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (8.14.62) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.13.85).

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

North Melbourne

Captain: Gerald Marchesi
Coach: Jock McCorkell

South Melbourne

Captain: Ron Clegg
Coach: Herbie Matthews

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s