1953 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 104.7%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 41
Brownlow Leader(s): Ron Clegg (14)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ian Gillett (34)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Jim Taylor

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Clegg

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Atkinson, Bob #18 3 R16-R18 0
Brew, Frank #3 5 R01-R04, R06 0
Browning, Keith #26 17 R01, R03-R18 0
Clegg, Ron #23 17 R01-R11, R13-R18 1
Cullinan, Roy #35 2 R01, R04 0
Deagan, Paddy #30 12 R01, R07, R09-R18 1
Digney, Ron #25 1 R04 1
Donaldson, Dave #11 5 R07-R11 0
Dorgan, Jim #11 8 R01-R08 0
Earl, Don #12 1 R02 0
Eichhorn, Jack #31 14 R01-R02, R07-R18 5
Garrick, Jack #29 14 R01-R13, R18 3
Gelavis, Nick #6 14 R01-R14 16
Giles, Bob #9 16 R01-R14, R17-R18 1
Gillett, Ian #28 18 R01-R18 34
Goldsmith, Fred #2 12 R07-R18 0
Green, Richie #4 2 R05-R06 0
Gunn, Bill #8 17 R01-R11, R13-R18 26
Hilet, Kevin #16 18 R01-R18 1
Hogan, Pat #4 4 R15-R18 5
Keyter, Don #1 9 R08, R11-R18 4
Lane, Eddie #27 18 R01-R18 20
Lyon, Maurie #5 4 R15-R18 0
McDonald, Gerry #18 1 R05 0
McPherson, Alan #19 6 R01, R04, R15-R18 10
Meagher, Jack #3 3 R16-R18 4
Murray, Bruce #38 8 R02-R05, R10-R12, R15 0
Nolan, Bill #39 3 R01, R04, R15 1
O'Halloran, Leo #17 9 R02-R03, R05-R10, R14 11
Paez, Ron #15 5 R01, R03, R12-R14 2
Preston, Ray #10 7 R02-R03, R05-R06, R12-R14 0
Rosewarne, Harold #33 5 R09-R12, R15 2
Schaefer, Keith #22 9 R01, R03, R06-R12 2
Scott, Don #34 17 R01-R14, R16-R18 15
Sibun, Mick #7 17 R01-R03, R05-R18 20
Smith, Stan #36 10 R02-R09, R14-R15 0
Stevens, Jack #24 3 R12-R14 1
Summers, Frank #11 2 R15-R16 0
Svenson, John #21 4 R02, R04-R06 3
Taylor, Jim #20 16 R02-R11, R13-R18 1
Taylor, Ron #32 4 R12-R13, R16-R17 2

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Nash, Laurie 18 9 -0- 9 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1953 Round 1 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 41 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
02/05/1953 Round 2 Essendon HOME WIN SOU by 10 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
09/05/1953 Round 3 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 11 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
16/05/1953 Round 4 Hawthorn AWAY WIN SOU by 10 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
23/05/1953 Round 5 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 4 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
30/05/1953 Round 6 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 53 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
06/06/1953 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 71 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
13/06/1953 Round 8 Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 6 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
20/06/1953 Round 9 Footscray AWAY WIN SOU by 29 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
27/06/1953 Round 10 Richmond HOME WIN SOU by 29 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
04/07/1953 Round 11 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 24 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
18/07/1953 Round 12 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 38 Laurie Nash unknown
25/07/1953 Round 13 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 21 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
01/08/1953 Round 14 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 29 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
08/08/1953 Round 15 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 8 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
15/08/1953 Round 16 North Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 31 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
22/08/1953 Round 17 Geelong HOME WIN SOU by 43 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg
29/08/1953 Round 18 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 62 Laurie Nash Ron Clegg