1953 VFL Season Round 2: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1953 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round two of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Laurie Nash and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne (13.21.99) defeated Essendon (13.11.89).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
29,231
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
13.21.99 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 21 | (99) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | SMLB by 18 | ESSE by 15 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Preston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||