1953 VFL Round 3: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1953 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1953 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Gilmore, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, J. Towner
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Davies, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, A. Hurst, A. Le Nepveu, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, I. Pearson, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, G. Turner, B. Watt
Essendon (17.20.122) defeated St Kilda (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (10), B. Hutchison (2), L. Mann (2), F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Towner
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), R. Houston, B. Linger, J. Ross
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 20 | (122) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 64 | ESSE by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 20 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Le Nepveu, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Pearson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 16 | |||