1954 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1954 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1954 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, P. Harrington, K. Hilet, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, M. Logan, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Nolan, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
Essendon
D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
South Melbourne (8.18.66) were defeated by Essendon (13.8.86).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: E. Lane (2), M. Sibun (2), J. Garrick, I. Gillett, C. Lane, J. Taylor
Essendon: J. Jones (4), S. Booth (3), D. Bigelow, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, J. Towner
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.18.66 - 13.8.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Margin | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harrington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Logan, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | |||