1953 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1953 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 4 of the 1953 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, A. Hurst, A. Le Nepveu, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, A. Squire, G. Turner, B. Watt, B. Woinarski
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, A. Cations, A. Cooke, K. Coppock, G. Cox, B. Davie, K. Dillon, R. Geard, S. Morcom, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, G. Walsh, B. Wilson, R. Wright
St Kilda (11.17.83) defeated Richmond (8.17.65).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), B. McLennan (2), H. Davies, R. Houston, A. Le Nepveu, B. Linger, K. Mulhall, B. Watt
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (3), P. Audas, R. Poulter, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
16,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Margin | STKL by 38 | STKL by 8 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 18 | STKL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Le Nepveu, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Audas, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Coppock, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Geard, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 17 | |||