1954 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1954 between Geelong and Essendon during round 14 of the 1954 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, H. Hawking, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, B. Morrison, D. O'Hara, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Wiltshire
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Geelong (16.14.110) defeated Essendon (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Trezise (4), F. Flanagan (3), P. Pianto (3), N. Rayson (2), B. Davis, G. Goninon, R. Renfrey, B. Wiltshire
Essendon: J. Towner (4), B. Hutchison (3), S. Booth (2), J. Gill, L. Mann
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
28,158
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | O'Hara, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||