1953 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1953 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1953 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Laurie Nash and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Atkinson, K. Browning, P. Deagan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, P. Hogan, D. Keyter, E. Lane, M. Lyon, A. McPherson, J. Meagher, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), A. Callow, K. Cockfield, I. Davidson, B. Gleeson, J. Hartigan, G. Hibbins, D. Howell, B. Linger, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, B. Milnes, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Myers, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, B. Watt
South Melbourne (13.20.98) defeated St Kilda (4.12.36).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (3), B. Gunn (3), A. McPherson (2), J. Meagher (2), K. Hilet, E. Lane, J. Taylor
St Kilda: B. Linger (2), J. Hartigan, J. Ross
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
13.20.98 - 4.12.36
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | (98) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 12 | (36) |
| Margin | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 46 | SMLB by 62 | SMLB by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hogan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lyon, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McPherson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Meagher, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 20 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hartigan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Linger, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Myers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 12 | |||