1954 VFL Round 12: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1954 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1954 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Brown, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Comben, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Moran, F. Munro, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, G. Stafford, T. Walsh, P. Webster, M. Wenn, D. Zeunert

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, L. Green, P. Harrington, K. Hilet, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, M. Logan, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Nolan, D. Scott, D. Star

Carlton (11.10.76) defeated South Melbourne (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Carlton: N. O'Brien (6), G. Burke (2), J. Chick, M. Wenn, D. Zeunert
South Melbourne: C. Lane (4), E. Lane (3), R. Clegg, D. Keyter, B. Nolan

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 July 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 11.10.76 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 2 7 . 5 8 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
South Melbourne 5 . 1 8 . 2 9 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin SMLB by 11 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 3 CARL by 6 CARL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ken Hands (Carlton), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
37 Moran, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
38 Munro, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Brien, Noel ? ? 6 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Walsh, Tony ? ? 0 ?
33 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 1 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Earl, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
4 Green, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
19 Harrington, Pat ? ? 0 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 1 ?
6 Lane, Clarrie ? ? 4 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 3 ?
38 Logan, Max ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 McDonald, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
6 Nolan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 Star, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 10

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