1954 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1954 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 13 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Geoff Collins captained the hosts.
Bill Milroy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, J. Ferguson, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, K. Melville, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Carlton
B. Milroy (capt.), J. Brown, B. Comben, H. Dunn, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Molony, B. Moran, F. Munro, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, H. Sullivan, T. Walsh, K. Warburton, P. Webster
Melbourne (10.16.76) defeated Carlton (6.5.41).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), B. McKenzie (3), N. Clarke (2), R. Barassi, I. Ridley
Carlton: N. O'Brien (4), B. Molony, J. Spencer
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Carlton remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,406
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Bill Milroy
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dunn, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 5 | |||