1953 VFL Season Round 13: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1953 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round thirteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.
Essendon (12.11.83) defeated South Melbourne (8.14.62).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.11.83 - 8.14.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | SMLB by 12 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Preston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Stevens, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||