1953 VFL Season Round 12: North Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1953 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round twelve of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
North Melbourne (20.11.131) defeated St Kilda (5.16.46).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
10,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
20.11.131 - 5.16.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 10 | 20 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 11 | (131) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 16 | 5 | . | 16 | (46) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 39 | NMLB by 55 | NMLB by 85 | NMLB by 85 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Wally Carter
St Kilda
Captain: Keith DrinanCoach: Col Williamson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alford, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 11 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Le Nepveu, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 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) | 5 | 16 | |||