1953 VFL Round 11: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1953 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1953 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, G. Burke, D. Calder, J. Chick, H. Dern, V. English, G. Ferry, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, K. McKaige, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, K. Warburton, M. Wenn

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, D. Donaldson, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, D. Keyter, E. Lane, B. Murray, H. Rosewarne, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor

Carlton (14.13.97) defeated South Melbourne (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Burke (3), J. Spencer (3), M. Wenn (3), J. Howell (2), J. Mills (2), D. Beasy
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (3), N. Gelavis (2), B. Gunn (2), D. Scott (2), H. Rosewarne

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 July 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 29,688

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.13.97 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 2 6 . 8 8 . 9 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
South Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 6 6 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin CARL by 5 CARL by 14 CARL by 11 CARL by 24 CARL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Laurie Nash (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ken Hands (Carlton), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 1 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 3 ?
19 Calder, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Dern, Harry ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
8 McKaige, Ken ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 2 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 3 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
11 Donaldson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
31 Eichhorn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Gelavis, Nick ? ? 2 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 3 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 2 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
33 Rosewarne, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 2 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

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