1953 VFL 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 5 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Chick, B. Comben, V. English, G. Ferry, D. Gill, D. Guy, J. Howell, L. Kerr, R. Martini, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, M. Thomas, T. Walsh, K. Warburton, M. Wenn
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Bland, H. Davies, 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
Carlton (7.10.52) defeated St Kilda (6.7.43).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Howell (2), L. Kerr (2), T. Walsh (2), B. Milroy
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), H. Davies (2), A. Hurst
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||