1954 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1954 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1954 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), D. Bland, A. Callow, H. Davies, K. Drinan, M. Giblett, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, G. Jones, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. Milnes, M. Mollar, B. Myers, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, V. Sabbatucci
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, J. Chapman, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, G. Proudfoot, K. Ross, L. Smyth, E. Tucker, K. Webb, K. Wright
St Kilda (13.14.92) defeated Fitzroy (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Ross (6), J. McDonald (5), A. Callow, V. Sabbatucci
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), O. Abrahams (2), J. Gervasoni (2), K. Ross (2)
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
11,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | STKL by 22 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 35 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Myers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Sabbatucci, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Proudfoot, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 32 | Tucker, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||