Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 17-Apr-1954 2:15 PM·Western Oval·24,000 att.
Footscray
7.11 (53)
vs
St Kilda
9.10 (64)
St Kilda won by 11

St Kilda defeated Footscray 64–53, by 11 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when St Kilda outscored Footscray 30–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray1.2 (8)3.6 (24)4.7 (31)7.11 (53)7.11 (53)
St Kilda2.3 (15)4.3 (27)8.9 (57)9.10 (64)9.10 (64)

Footscray — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box1
#18 Dave Bryden
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy3
#11 Arthur Edwards1
#14 Lindsay Ellis
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore1
#10 Roy Harper
#25 Herb Henderson
#21 Tom Jones
#1 John Kerr
#19 Alan Martin
#9 Don Ross
#32 Harvey Stevens
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton1
#15 Norm Thompson
#20 Allen Warren
#3 Ted Whitten

St Kilda — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#27 Peter Bennett2
#12 Harold Davies
#25 Keith Drinan
#1 Les Foote
#11 Ron Fountain
#30 Brian Gleeson1
#15 Arthur Hurst1
#6 Geoff Jones1
#18 Bill Linger1
#8 Neville Linney
#31 Bruce McLennan
#4 Ken Mulhall
#22 Bob Myers
#9 Ian Pearson
#14 Bruce Phillips
#10 Neil Roberts1
#20 Jim Ross1
#7 Alan Squire
#35 Col Thornton1
#26 Bob Watt