1953 VFL 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 6 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
F. Flanagan (capt.), L. Borrack, B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, B. Murray, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, R. Green, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, L. O'Halloran, R. Preston, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Svenson, J. Taylor
Geelong (14.16.100) defeated South Melbourne (7.5.47).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Pianto (3), B. Davis (2), F. Flanagan (2), G. Goninon (2), H. Herbert (2), L. Reed (2), L. Borrack
South Melbourne: N. Gelavis (2), J. Garrick, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, E. Lane, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||