1953 VFL 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 1 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Bland, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, A. Hurst, B. Linger, J. McDonald, M. Mollar, I. Pearson, B. Phillips, C. Read, N. Roberts, J. Ross, G. Turner, J. Wandin, B. Watt
North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), N. Alford, A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, K. Smith
St Kilda (8.9.57) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.21.105).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Ross (3), N. Roberts (2), D. Bland, H. Davies, B. Gleeson
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (4), N. Alford (3), M. Grambeau (2), G. Marchesi (2), L. Mogg (2), B. Brooker
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Kevin Dynon
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Goal Umpire:
D. Cranch
Boundary Umpire:
N. Tooth
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 | |||