1954 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1954 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 8 of the 1954 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
South Melbourne
N. Campbell, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, P. Harrington, P. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, M. Logan, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, D. Scott, M. Sibun, D. Star, J. Taylor
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, J. Peck
Half-back:
N. Maginness, C. Philp, P. Hughes
Centre:
P. Kanis, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
G. Peck, C. Thompson, W. Nash
Forward:
K. Coghlan, G. Howells, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Follower:
J. Kennedy, A. Woodley, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
I. McCann, K. White
South Melbourne (6.13.49) were defeated by Hawthorn (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (3), J. Garrick, P. Hogan, J. Taylor
Hawthorn: C. Thompson (4), W. Nash (2), T. Fletcher, G. Howells
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Hawthorn were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Hawthorn
Score:
6.13.49 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 7 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 9 | HWTH by 9 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 39 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harrington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hogan, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Logan, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Howells, Geoff | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hughes, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McCann, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Nash, Wally | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | White, Keith | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
I. McCann replaced C. Philp during the third quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 23 | J. Peck |
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| 35 | N. Maginness | 8 | C. Philp | 11 | P. Hughes |
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| 18 | P. Kanis | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| 25 | G. Peck | 20 | C. Thompson | 36 | W. Nash | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 6 | K. Coghlan | 33 | G. Howells | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) |
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