1954 VFL Season 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 fifteen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.15.87) defeated South Melbourne (6.16.52).
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
Richmond
Captain: Des RoweCoach: Alby Pannam
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Herbie Matthews
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 | |||