1953 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1953 between St Kilda and Carlton during round 16 of the 1953 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Carlton at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), I. Davidson, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, J. Hartigan, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Hurst, B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, G. Turner, B. Watt, B. Woinarski
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, H. Dunn, V. English, D. Gill, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, M. Wenn
St Kilda (8.15.63) defeated Carlton (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Mulhall (2), H. Davies, B. Gleeson, D. Howell, A. Hurst, J. McDonald, J. Ross
Carlton: J. Spencer (4), K. Hands, J. Howell, M. Wenn
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
9,700
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | STKL by 28 | STKL by 7 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Hartigan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Dunn, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Gill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 16 | |||