1954 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1954 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1954 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.

Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), K. Bromage, K. Clarke, S. Coventry, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, J. Hower, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. Richards, B. Rose, L. Sharp, L. Smith, F. Tuck, M. Twomey

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Atkinson, K. Browning, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hilet, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, M. Logan, G. McDonald, D. Nelson, B. Nolan, D. Scott, M. Sibun

Collingwood (12.16.88) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: J. Hamilton (3), B. Rose (3), M. Twomey (3), D. Healey (2), J. Hickey
South Melbourne: D. Keyter (3), D. Scott (3), C. Lane (2), E. Lane (2), B. Giles, B. Nolan, M. Sibun

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 August 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 18,556

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.16.88 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 6 9 . 11 10 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
South Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 7 10 . 11 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin COLL by 20 COLL by 34 COLL by 1 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne)
Captains: Neil Mann (Collingwood), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bromage, Keith ? ? 0 ?
35 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Finck, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 3 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 2 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Hower, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Mann, Neil (ac) ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 3 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
21 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 16

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Atkinson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 3 ?
6 Lane, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 2 ?
35 Ledwidge, John ? ? 0 ?
38 Logan, Max ? ? 0 ?
18 McDonald, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
32 Nelson, Daryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Nolan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 3 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 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