1953 VFL Season 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 eight of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.11.77) defeated Melbourne (9.17.71).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Melbourne
Captain: Denis CordnerCoach: Norm Smith
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 | |||