1954 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1954 between Geelong and Footscray during round 9 of the 1954 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, L. Borrack, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, B. Murray, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, P. McPhee, J. Nuttall, D. Ross, H. Stevens, A. Trusler, T. Whitten
Geelong (9.13.67) defeated Footscray (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (4), F. Flanagan (2), B. McMaster, P. Pianto, N. Trezise
Footscray: H. Stevens (3), P. Box (2), J. Kerr (2), T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 14 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
33,400
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | FOOT by 20 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McPhee, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||