1953 VFL Season 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 eighteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (13.20.98) defeated St Kilda (4.12.36).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
St Kilda
Captain: Keith DrinanCoach: Col Williamson
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 | |||