1953 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1953 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1953 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Laurie Nash and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, D. Donaldson, J. Dorgan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, D. Keyter, E. Lane, L. O'Halloran, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, L. Gloury, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Melville, N. Paynter, M. Reeves, S. Spencer, D. Williams, M. Woods
South Melbourne (11.11.77) defeated Melbourne (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. O'Halloran (3), J. Eichhorn (2), I. Gillett (2), D. Scott (2), N. Gelavis, M. Sibun
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), N. Clarke (2), G. McGivern (2), D. Cordner, M. Woods
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
22,565
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
11.11.77 - 9.17.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Donaldson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | |||