1954 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1954 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Geoff Collins captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), D. Bland, A. Callow, P. Cooper, H. Davies, K. Drinan, M. Giblett, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, G. Jones, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. Milnes, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, B. Myers, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross
Melbourne (14.13.97) defeated St Kilda (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), K. Albiston (3), S. Spencer (3), B. Dixon (2), R. Barassi, R. Lane
St Kilda: J. Ross (4), J. McDonald
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,709
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 57 | MELB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Cooper, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 6 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Myers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||