1954 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1954 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 81.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Bob | #4 | 7 | 1 | R01, R03-04, R09-10, R16-17 |
| Browning, Keith | #26 | 11 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R10, R13, R16-18 |
| Campbell, Neville | #39 | 8 | 0 | R04-09, R17-18 |
| Charleston, Peter | #21 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 14 | 9 | R01-07, R12-18 |
| Deagan, Paddy | #30 | 8 | 0 | R01, R04-06, R11-14 |
| Donaldson, Dave | #14 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Dorgan, Jim | #11 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Earl, Don | #12 | 8 | 0 | R04, R07-10, R12, R14-15 |
| Eichhorn, Jack | #31 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Garrick, Jack | #29 | 16 | 3 | R01-16 |
| Gelavis, Nick | #6 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Giles, Bob | #9 | 11 | 1 | R02-04, R09-10, R13-18 |
| Gillett, Ian | #28 | 18 | 24 | R01-18 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Grant, Trevor | 1 | 0 | R15 | |
| Green, Lindsay | #4 | 3 | 1 | R12, R14-15 |
| Gunn, Bill | #8 | 10 | 6 | R01-02, R04-10, R18 |
| Harrington, Pat | #19 | 7 | 0 | R05-08, R11-13 |
| Hilet, Kevin | #16 | 6 | 0 | R11-13, R16-18 |
| Hogan, Kevin | #5 | 6 | 0 | R11-12, R15-18 |
| Hogan, Pat | #5 | 6 | 1 | R02-03, R06-08, R14 |
| Hudson, Jack | #31 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Keyter, Don | #1 | 16 | 12 | R01-08, R11-18 |
| Lane, Clarrie | #6 | 8 | 12 | R11-18 |
| Lane, Eddie | #27 | 17 | 28 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Ledwidge, John | #35 | 6 | 2 | R08-11, R16-17 |
| Leslie, Lewis | #15 | 6 | 4 | R04-08, R11 |
| Logan, Max | #38 | 10 | 0 | R08-10, R12-18 |
| McCormack, Ken | #36 | 11 | 0 | R05-15 |
| McDonald, Gerry | #18 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R08-18 |
| McPherson, Alan | #10 | 2 | 2 | R02-03 |
| Meagher, Jack | #3 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Murray, Bruce | #38 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Nelson, Daryl | #32 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Nolan, Bill | #6 | 8 | 10 | R01, R12-18 |
| Payne, Ernie | #3 | 3 | 1 | R04-05, R18 |
| Rosewarne, Harold | #33 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Scott, Don | #34 | 17 | 16 | R01-17 |
| Sibun, Mick | #7 | 16 | 15 | R01-03, R05-11, R13-18 |
| Smith, Stan | #36 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Star, Don | #17 | 12 | 13 | R01-12 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 13 | 3 | R01-02, R04-10, R13-15, R18 |
| Taylor, Ron | #32 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Thomas, Keith | #19 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Tyrrell, Noel | #23 | 3 | 0 | R03, R06-07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews, Herbie | 18 | 6 | -0- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1954 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 5 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 24/04/1954 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 01/05/1954 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 87 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 08/05/1954 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 5 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 15/05/1954 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 52 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 22/05/1954 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 23 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 29/05/1954 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 05/06/1954 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 9 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 12/06/1954 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 66 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 26/06/1954 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 03/07/1954 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 50 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 10/07/1954 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 24/07/1954 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 31/07/1954 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 37 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 07/08/1954 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 14/08/1954 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 2 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 21/08/1954 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 15 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |
| 28/08/1954 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 52 | Herbie Matthews | Ron Clegg |