1953 VFL Round 7: St Kilda v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1953 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1953 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, A. Le Nepveu, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, I. Pearson, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, G. Turner, B. Watt
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, D. Donaldson, J. Dorgan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, L. O'Halloran, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor
St Kilda (7.11.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (18.16.124).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: N. Roberts (2), P. Bennett, H. Davies, G. Hibbins, I. Pearson, G. Turner
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (4), E. Lane (3), J. Eichhorn (2), N. Gelavis (2), K. Schaefer (2), M. Sibun (2), J. Garrick, B. Gunn, D. Scott
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th 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 7
Teams:
St Kilda
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.11.53 - 18.16.124
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| Margin | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 35 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 71 | SMLB by 71 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Le Nepveu, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Pearson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Donaldson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | |||