1954 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1954 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Geoff Collins captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, J. Ferguson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, N. Campbell, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, 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
Melbourne (15.21.111) defeated South Melbourne (14.5.89).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (5), S. Spencer (4), J. Ferguson (2), B. McKenzie (2), G. McGivern, L. Mithen
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (5), D. Scott (3), R. Clegg (2), B. Gunn, D. Keyter, E. Lane, D. Star
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,025
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.21.111 - 14.5.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 21 | 15 | . | 21 | (111) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 5 | (89) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 8 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 21 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harrington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hogan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tyrrell, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 5 | |||