1954 VFL Season Semi Final 1: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1954 between North Melbourne and Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne "hosted" Melbourne at the MCG. Gerald Marchesi captained the hosts. Geoff Collins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

North Melbourne (11.14.80) were defeated by Melbourne (16.14.110).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 September 1954
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 42,166

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 11.14.80 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Melbourne 1 . 4 4 . 7 9 . 11 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin NMLB by 12 NMLB by 6 MELB by 11 MELB by 30 MELB by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Gerald Marchesi
Coach: Jock McCorkell

Melbourne

Captain: Geoff Collins
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Barbour

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 3 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 1 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 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 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 14

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Albiston, Ken ? ? 3 ?
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 1 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 3 ?
4 Christie, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 6 ?
8 Collins, Geoff (c) ? ? 1 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
18 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
34 Lane, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 1 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
38 Melville, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 14

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