1954 VFL Round 10: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1954 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 10 of the 1954 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Bennett, A. Callow, D. Cole, K. Drinan, R. Fountain, M. Giblett, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, G. Jones, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, B. Watt
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Colliver, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, L. Mann, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
St Kilda (9.12.66) were defeated by Essendon (10.19.79).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Phillips (4), R. Fountain (2), J. Ross (2), J. McDonald
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), J. Harrington (2), S. Booth, J. Carstairs, J. Gill, H. Mitchell, J. Towner
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cole, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fountain, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colliver, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 19 | |||