1953 VFL Season Round 6: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1953 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round six of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.
Geelong (14.16.100) defeated South Melbourne (7.5.47).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
24,832
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.16.100 - 7.5.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 53 | GEEL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Fred FlanaganCoach: Reg Hickey
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Preston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Svenson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 5 | |||