1953 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 104.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Bob | #18 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Brew, Frank | #3 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R06 |
| Browning, Keith | #26 | 17 | 0 | R01, R03-18 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 17 | 1 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Cullinan, Roy | #35 | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 |
| Deagan, Paddy | #30 | 12 | 1 | R01, R07, R09-18 |
| Digney, Ron | #25 | 1 | 1 | R04 |
| Donaldson, Dave | #11 | 5 | 0 | R07-11 |
| Dorgan, Jim | #11 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Earl, Don | #12 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Eichhorn, Jack | #31 | 14 | 5 | R01-02, R07-18 |
| Garrick, Jack | #29 | 14 | 3 | R01-13, R18 |
| Gelavis, Nick | #6 | 14 | 16 | R01-14 |
| Giles, Bob | #9 | 16 | 1 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Gillett, Ian | #28 | 18 | 34 | R01-18 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 12 | 0 | R07-18 |
| Green, Richie | #4 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Gunn, Bill | #8 | 17 | 26 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Hilet, Kevin | #16 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Hogan, Pat | #4 | 4 | 5 | R15-18 |
| Keyter, Don | #1 | 9 | 4 | R08, R11-18 |
| Lane, Eddie | #27 | 18 | 20 | R01-18 |
| Lyon, Maurie | #5 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
| McDonald, Gerry | #18 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| McPherson, Alan | #19 | 6 | 10 | R01, R04, R15-18 |
| Meagher, Jack | #3 | 3 | 4 | R16-18 |
| Murray, Bruce | #38 | 8 | 0 | R02-05, R10-12, R15 |
| Nolan, Bill | #39 | 3 | 1 | R01, R04, R15 |
| O'Halloran, Leo | #17 | 9 | 11 | R02-03, R05-10, R14 |
| Paez, Ron | #15 | 5 | 2 | R01, R03, R12-14 |
| Preston, Ray | #10 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R05-06, R12-14 |
| Rosewarne, Harold | #33 | 5 | 2 | R09-12, R15 |
| Schaefer, Keith | #22 | 9 | 2 | R01, R03, R06-12 |
| Scott, Don | #34 | 17 | 15 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Sibun, Mick | #7 | 17 | 20 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Smith, Stan | #36 | 10 | 0 | R02-09, R14-15 |
| Stevens, Jack | #24 | 3 | 1 | R12-14 |
| Summers, Frank | #11 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Svenson, John | #21 | 4 | 3 | R02, R04-06 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 16 | 1 | R02-11, R13-18 |
| Taylor, Ron | #32 | 4 | 2 | R12-13, R16-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash, Laurie | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 41 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 53 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 71 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 6 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 29 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 29 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 24 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 18/07/1953 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 38 | Laurie Nash | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 29 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 8 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 43 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 62 | Laurie Nash | Ron Clegg |