1954 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1954 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1954 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, A. Callow, H. Davies, K. Drinan, B. Gleeson, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, D. Howell, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, J. Ross, V. Sabbatucci, A. Squire, B. Watt
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, R. Lane, P. Marquis, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
St Kilda (14.15.99) defeated Melbourne (12.6.78).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: H. Davies (3), V. Sabbatucci (3), B. Gleeson (2), B. Linger (2), J. Ross (2), P. Bennett, L. Foote
Melbourne: F. Adams (4), S. Spencer (3), B. McKenzie (2), L. Arnold, T. Bull, D. Cordner
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | MELB by 34 | MELB by 4 | level | STKL by 21 | STKL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Sabbatucci, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | |||