1953 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1953 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Clarke, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, T. Tarrant, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, T. Waites, F. West
St Kilda
P. Bennett, K. Cockfield, H. Davies, J. Eley, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, A. Hurst, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, G. Turner, B. Watt
Collingwood (19.17.131) defeated St Kilda (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Twomey (6), M. Dunstan (3), T. Merrett (3), L. Richards (3), R. Richards (2), K. Clarke, B. Rose
St Kilda: P. Bennett (2), H. Davies (2), B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, J. Ross
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
16,200
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
St Kilda
Score:
19.17.131 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | COLL by 24 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 75 | COLL by 75 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Tarrant, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Waites, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | West, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Eley, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||