1954 VFL 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 14 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, L. Green, P. Hogan, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, M. Logan, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Nolan, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, N. Gelavis, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, T. Whitten
South Melbourne (6.5.41) were defeated by Footscray (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Sibun (2), L. Green, C. Lane, E. Lane, B. Nolan
Footscray: J. Collins (3), R. Duffy (3), J. Kerr (3), A. Edwards, H. Stevens
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 50sScore Timeline
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