1954 VFL Round 15: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1954 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1954 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, B. Boland, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, R. Hall, D. Hart, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, F. Ryan, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, L. Green, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, M. Logan, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Nolan, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
Richmond (12.15.87) defeated South Melbourne (6.16.52).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (7), R. Branton (2), B. Davie, D. Hart, R. Wright
South Melbourne: B. Nolan (3), C. Lane (2), R. Clegg
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.15.87 - 6.16.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 6 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Green, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Logan, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||