1953 VFL Season Round 5: Carlton v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1953 between Carlton and St Kilda during round five of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted St Kilda at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.

Carlton (7.10.52) defeated St Kilda (6.7.43).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Carlton v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 23 May 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 9,150

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. St Kilda
Score: 7.10.52 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 4 4 . 5 6 . 6 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
St Kilda 3 . 2 4 . 2 6 . 7 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin STKL by 10 CARL by 3 STKL by 1 CARL by 9 CARL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Ken Hands
Coach: Perce Bentley

St Kilda

Captain: Keith Drinan
Coach: Col Williamson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Gill, Dick ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
27 Martini, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
31 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
34 Thomas, Max ? ? 0 ?
12 Walsh, Tony ? ? 2 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 10

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 3 ?
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 2 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
24 Hibbins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
3 Houston, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
6 Le Nepveu, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 Linger, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Linney, Neville ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
23 Turner, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
26 Watt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 7

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s