1954 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1954 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1954 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Bland, A. Callow, D. Cole, H. Davies, R. Fountain, B. Gleeson, D. Howell, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, A. Squire, C. Thornton
South Melbourne
B. Atkinson, N. Campbell, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, J. Hudson, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, M. Logan, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. Rosewarne, D. Scott, M. Sibun, D. Star, J. Taylor
St Kilda (2.18.30) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Ross, C. Thornton
South Melbourne: E. Lane (3), D. Scott (3), M. Sibun (3), B. Atkinson, I. Gillett, J. Ledwidge, D. Star
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
21,500
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
2.18.30 - 13.18.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 11 | 2 | . | 18 | 2 | . | 18 | 2 | . | 18 | (30) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 32 | SMLB by 28 | SMLB by 66 | SMLB by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cole, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fountain, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 18 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Campbell, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Logan, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rosewarne, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | |||