1953 VFL Season Round 5: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1953 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round five of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Kevin Dynon captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Laurie Nash and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

South Melbourne (8.10.58) were defeated by North Melbourne (9.8.62).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 May 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 8.10.58 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 1 3 . 6 4 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 6 8 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin NMLB by 14 level NMLB by 22 NMLB by 4 NMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Ron Clegg
Coach: Laurie Nash

North Melbourne

Captain: Kevin Dynon
Coach: Wally Carter

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Gelavis, Nick ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 1 ?
4 Green, Richie ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 3 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
18 McDonald, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Halloran, Leo ? ? 1 ?
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) 8 10

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Alford, Noel ? ? 2 ?
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 2 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
31 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 2 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
36 Walsh, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 8

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