1953 VFL 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 12 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
N. Alford, A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, K. Easton, J. Edwards, R. Grant, L. Icke, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, L. Reeves, K. Smith
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, D. Bland, K. Cockfield, B. Gleeson, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, A. Le Nepveu, B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, J. Wandin, B. Watt, B. Woinarski
North Melbourne (20.11.131) defeated St Kilda (5.16.46).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: N. Alford (4), A. Aylett (4), K. Easton (4), R. Grant (3), G. Marchesi (2), J. O'Halloran (2), J. Brady
St Kilda: N. Roberts (2), P. Bennett, B. Linger, J. Ross
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||