1954 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1954 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
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 |