1953 VFL Season Round 1: St Kilda v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between St Kilda and North Melbourne during round one of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
St Kilda hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Kevin Dynon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
St Kilda (8.9.57) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.21.105).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.9.57 - 14.21.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 21 | (105) |
| Margin | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 48 | NMLB by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
St Kilda
Captain: Keith DrinanCoach: Col Williamson
North Melbourne
Captain: Kevin DynonCoach: Wally Carter
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Pearson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Read, Chester | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wandin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alford, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 21 | |||