1954 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1954 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 11 of the 1954 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

South Melbourne
P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, P. Harrington, K. Hilet, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, H. Rosewarne, D. Scott, M. Sibun, D. Star

Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, G. Bow, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, H. Hawking, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner

South Melbourne (9.10.64) were defeated by Geelong (17.12.114).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (2), D. Star (2), D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, L. Leslie, D. Scott
Geelong: N. Trezise (5), F. Flanagan (3), N. Rayson (3), G. Bow, B. Davis, G. Goninon, B. McMaster, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 3 July 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 9.10.64 - 17.12.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 2 3 . 6 5 . 6 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Geelong 5 . 2 7 . 3 12 . 8 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Margin GEEL by 30 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Bernie Smith (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 2 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
19 Harrington, Pat ? ? 0 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 1 ?
6 Lane, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
35 Ledwidge, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Leslie, Lewis ? ? 1 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 McDonald, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
33 Rosewarne, Harold ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 1 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
17 Star, Don ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Baumgartner, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
30 Bow, Glen ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 3 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 1 ?
36 Hawking, Howard ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 1 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 3 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 5 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 12

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 50s