1953 SANFL Round 7: North Adelaide v Sturt

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1953 between North Adelaide and Sturt during round 7 of the 1953 SANFL season. North Adelaide hosted Sturt at Prospect Oval. Ian McKay captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Lionel Bennetts and the visitors were coached by Len Fitzgerald.

As a result of this match, North Adelaide were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Sturt remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 SANFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: North Adelaide v Sturt
Date: Saturday 6 June 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Prospect Oval

Match Results

Outcome: North Adelaide def. Sturt
Score: 19.14.128 - 13.20.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Adelaide 6 . 5 10 . 9 16 . 11 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Sturt 3 . 6 5 . 11 7 . 15 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Margin NADL by 17 NADL by 28 NADL by 50 NADL by 30 NADL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Lionel Bennetts (North Adelaide), Len Fitzgerald (Sturt)
Captains: Ian McKay (North Adelaide), unknown (Sturt)

Player Statistics

North Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Blunden, Peter ? ? 3 4
6 Donisthorpe, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Gilbourne, Don ? ? 1 1
3 Griffin, Lyle ? ? 0 ?
7 Hancock, Stanley ? ? 0 ?
15 McCann, Neil ? ? 0 ?
1 McKay, Ian (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 6 2
2 Phillips, Ron ? ? 1 2
16 Proud, Bob ? ? 3 1
19 Tanner, Colin ? ? 0 ?
12 Tidswell, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (12 players) 19 14

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 13 20

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