1954 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1954 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1954 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval.
Gerald Marchesi captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.
North Melbourne
G. Marchesi (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, N. Doolan, K. Dynon, K. Easton, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, T. McLean, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. Spencer, L. Templar
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), A. Callow, P. Cooper, B. Cummins, H. Davies, K. Drinan, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, V. Sabbatucci, R. Shields, B. Watt
North Melbourne (19.15.129) defeated St Kilda (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (6), L. Templar (5), A. Aylett (3), J. Brady (2), K. Dynon, K. Easton, M. Grambeau
St Kilda: J. McDonald (5), V. Sabbatucci (3), J. Ross (2), H. Davies, B. Watt
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
9,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
19.15.129 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | NMLB by 22 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 44 | NMLB by 47 | NMLB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Gerald Marchesi
(North Melbourne),
Les Foote
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Cooper, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Cummins, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Sabbatucci, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Shields, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||