1953 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1953 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 14 of the 1953 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, I. Davidson, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, G. Hibbins, D. Howell, A. Hurst, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, I. Pearson, B. Phillips, J. Ross, A. Squire, B. Watt, B. Woinarski
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
St Kilda (9.10.64) were defeated by Essendon (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), B. McLennan (2), A. Hurst, J. McDonald, K. Mulhall, J. Ross
Essendon: J. Coleman (7), B. Hutchison (3), S. Booth, J. Gill, J. Jones, I. Monks
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Pearson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||