1953 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1953 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 9 of the 1953 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. Fred Flanagan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, K. Cockfield, H. Davies, J. Eley, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, J. Wandin, B. Watt, B. Woinarski

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner

St Kilda (6.8.44) were defeated by Geelong (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: N. Roberts (2), P. Bennett, B. Linger, J. McDonald, J. Ross
Geelong: N. Rayson (4), G. Goninon (2), F. Flanagan, N. Sharp, N. Trezise

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 20 June 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Geelong
Score: 6.8.44 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Geelong 2 . 1 4 . 3 4 . 4 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin GEEL by 5 level STKL by 1 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Col Williamson (St Kilda), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Keith Drinan (St Kilda), Fred Flanagan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 ?
32 Cockfield, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Eley, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Hibbins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
15 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Linger, Bill ? ? 1 ?
1 Linney, Neville ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 2 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Wandin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Watt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 1 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 2 ?
24 Herbert, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
22 McMahon, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 4 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 1 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Smith, Sid ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

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