1953 VFL 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 13 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw, J. Towner
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, D. Keyter, E. Lane, R. Paez, R. Preston, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Stevens, J. Taylor, R. Taylor
Essendon (12.11.83) defeated South Melbourne (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Towner (5), J. Coleman (3), N. McDonald (3), I. Monks
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (2), D. Scott (2), R. Clegg, R. Paez, J. Stevens, R. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
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 | |||