1954 VFL Season Round 7: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1954 between Carlton and Geelong during round seven of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Carlton (12.20.92) defeated Geelong (11.16.82).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 29 May 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 31,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 12.20.92 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 5 5 . 8 9 . 15 12 . 20 12 . 20 (92)
Geelong 3 . 2 7 . 6 10 . 14 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin CARL by 9 GEEL by 10 GEEL by 5 CARL by 10 CARL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Ken Hands
Coach: Perce Bentley

Geelong

Captain: Bernie Smith
Coach: Reg Hickey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 6 ?
27 Hunt, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
8 McKaige, Ken ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
37 Moran, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 1 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
33 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 20

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Baumgartner, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 4 ?
32 Gear, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 1 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
15 Roberts, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 3 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 2 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
37 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 16

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