1954 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1954 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 15 of the 1954 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Bernie Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), A. Callow, I. Davidson, K. Drinan, M. Giblett, B. Gleeson, M. Hellmrich, D. Howell, B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, V. Sabbatucci, R. Shields, B. Watt
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, H. Hawking, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Wiltshire
St Kilda (7.17.59) were defeated by Geelong (18.13.121).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Milnes (2), V. Sabbatucci (2), B. Gleeson, B. Linger, J. McDonald
Geelong: F. Flanagan (4), G. Goninon (4), N. Trezise (4), P. Pianto (3), B. Davis, N. Rayson, B. Wiltshire
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | (121) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 62 | GEEL by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Bernie Smith
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Hellmrich, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sabbatucci, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Shields, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 36 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 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) | 18 | 13 | |||