1954 VFL Semi Final 2: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1954 between Geelong and Footscray in the second semi final of the 1954 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at MCG.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Geelong (8.14.62) were defeated by Footscray (11.19.85).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (2), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, J. McMahon, D. Palmer, N. Sharp, N. Trezise
Footscray: J. Collins (4), J. Kerr (2), H. Stevens (2), R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Melbourne in the preliminary final and Footscray faced Melbourne in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1954
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
64,686
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | FOOT by 17 | level | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 19 | |||