1953 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1953 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 6 of the 1953 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, A. Hurst, A. Le Nepveu, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, I. Pearson, B. Phillips, J. Ross, A. Squire, G. Turner, B. Watt, B. Woinarski
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. King, R. McCarthy, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren, T. Whitten
St Kilda (10.9.69) were defeated by Footscray (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), B. Watt (3), J. Ross (2), H. Davies, B. Gleeson
Footscray: J. Collins (3), B. Gilmore (3), D. Bryden (2), R. Duffy (2), P. Box, H. Stevens, C. Sutton, A. Warren
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 15 | level | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Le Nepveu, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Pearson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | |||