1954 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1954 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.