1953 VFL Round 11: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1953 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1953 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, K. Cockfield, I. Davidson, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, A. Hurst, B. Linger, N. Linney, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, J. Wandin, B. Watt, B. Woinarski
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, B. Constable, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Melville, N. Paynter, M. Reeves, P. Schofield, S. Spencer, D. Williams
St Kilda (11.7.73) defeated Melbourne (8.21.69).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: N. Roberts (5), P. Bennett (3), B. Gleeson (2), B. McLennan
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), K. Albiston (2), G. McGivern, M. Reeves, P. Schofield
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 21 | 8 | . | 21 | (69) |
| Margin | STKL by 24 | STKL by 12 | STKL by 16 | STKL by 4 | STKL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
H. Forsyth
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wandin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Constable, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 21 | |||