1953 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Batchelor, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, D. Little, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, R. Cullinan, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, A. McPherson, B. Nolan, R. Paez, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun
Collingwood (17.16.118) defeated South Melbourne (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Twomey (9), L. Richards (3), R. Richards (2), B. Rose (2), K. Batchelor
South Melbourne: M. Sibun (4), A. McPherson (3), P. Deagan, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, E. Lane
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
29,678
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.16.118 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | COLL by 28 | COLL by 34 | COLL by 56 | COLL by 41 | COLL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Boundary Umpire:
K. Innes
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Little, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Cullinan, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | McPherson, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 39 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||