1954 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1954 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1954 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, P. McPhee, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, T. Whitten
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Footscray (10.13.73) defeated Melbourne (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (2), B. Gilmore (2), D. Ross (2), P. Box, D. Bryden, T. Jones, C. Sutton
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), B. McKenzie (2), S. Spencer (2), C. Laidlaw, R. Lane
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McPhee, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||