1954 VFL Round 13: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1954 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1954 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

North Melbourne
A. Aylett, B. Brooker, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, R. Files, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, I. Jones, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, K. Smith, J. Spencer, L. Templar

Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, L. Borrack, G. Bow, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, H. Hawking, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Trezise, B. Wiltshire, B. Worner

North Melbourne (5.13.43) were defeated by Geelong (10.2.62).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (2), R. Files (2), J. Spencer
Geelong: F. Flanagan (2), G. Goninon (2), P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), B. Davis, J. Roberts

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 17 July 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 5.13.43 - 10.2.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 2 2 . 5 3 . 11 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Geelong 2 . 0 5 . 1 5 . 1 10 . 2 10 . 2 (62)
Margin NMLB by 2 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McCorkell (North Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Bernie Smith (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 2 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Files, Roy ? ? 2 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Jones, Ian ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Baumgartner, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Bow, Glen ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 2 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 2 ?
36 Hawking, Howard ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 2 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
15 Roberts, Jim ? ? 1 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 2 ?
37 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 2

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