1954 VFL Season Round 14: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1954 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round fourteen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

South Melbourne (6.5.41) were defeated by Footscray (11.12.78).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 31 July 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 19,500

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 6.5.41 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
South Melbourne	1	.	0	1	.	2	5	.	4	6	.	5	6	.	5	(41)
Footscray	2	.	0	7	.	3	7	.	7	11	.	12	11	.	12	(78)
Margin	FOOT by 6			FOOT by 37			FOOT by 15			FOOT by 37			FOOT by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Ron Clegg
Coach: Herbie Matthews

Footscray

Captain: Charlie Sutton
Vice-Captain: Wally Donald
Coach: Charlie Sutton

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Robinson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

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

Footscray

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
30	Abbey, Angus	?	?	0	?
18	Bryden, Dave	?	?	0	?
2	Collins, Jack	?	?	3	?
22	Donald, Wally (vc)	?	?	0	?
7	Duffy, Roger	?	?	3	?
11	Edwards, Arthur	?	?	1	?
6	Gelavis, Nick	?	?	0	?
34	Gilmore, Brian	?	?	0	?
25	Henderson, Herb	?	?	0	?
1	Kerr, John	?	?	3	?
19	Martin, Alan	?	?	0	?
33	McCarthy, Ron	?	?	0	?
26	Nuttall, Jack	?	?	0	?
21	Porta, Ron	?	?	0	?
28	Reynolds, Doug	?	?	0	?
9	Ross, Don	?	?	0	?
31	Ryan, Lionel	?	?	0	?
32	Stevens, Harvey	?	?	1	?
6	Sutton, Charlie (c)	?	?	0	?
3	Whitten, Ted	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				11	12

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

Score Timeline

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Links

1954 VFL Season

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