1953 VFL Season 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 seven of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (7.11.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (18.16.124).
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
St Kilda
Captain: Keith DrinanCoach: Col Williamson
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
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 | |||