1952 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1952 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1952 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. Gordon Lane captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), R. Banfield, D. Bland, N. Bloom, K. Cockfield, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, C. Riley, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, A. Squire, J. Toohey, J. Wandin, B. Woinarski

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, P. Deagan, R. Digney, J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, E. Lane, B. Murray, B. Nolan, R. Paez, J. Patterson, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith

St Kilda (5.8.38) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.8.44).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: N. Roberts (3), M. Langdon, J. Wandin
South Melbourne: B. Murray (2), J. Garrick, E. Lane, B. Nolan, M. Sibun

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 July 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by South Melbourne
Score: 5.8.38 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 5 3 . 5 4 . 7 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
South Melbourne 0 . 1 2 . 3 2 . 3 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin STKL by 16 STKL by 8 STKL by 16 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Col Williamson (St Kilda), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)
Captains: Keith Drinan (St Kilda), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Banfield, Ron ? ? 0 ?
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 0 ?
10 Bloom, Nick ? ? 0 ?
32 Cockfield, Ken ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
34 Hibbins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
26 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Langdon, Mark ? ? 1 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
31 Riley, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Neil ? ? 3 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
33 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Wandin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 0 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
25 Digney, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Earl, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Eichhorn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 2 ?
39 Nolan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
15 Paez, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 1 ?
36 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s