1953 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results of St Kilda for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 68.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Peter | #27 | 15 | 36 | R01-15 |
| Bland, Dave | #19 | 4 | 3 | R01-02, R05, R12 |
| Callow, Allan | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Cockfield, Ken | #32 | 8 | 0 | R08-13, R17-18 |
| Davidson, Irving | #14 | 8 | 0 | R10-11, R13-18 |
| Davies, Harold | #12 | 14 | 9 | R01-11, R13-14, R16 |
| Drinan, Keith | #25 | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Eley, Jim | #35 | 4 | 0 | R08-10, R17 |
| Gleeson, Brian | #30 | 11 | 8 | R01, R04, R06-07, R11-16, R18 |
| Greenshields, Allan | #5 | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R12 |
| Hartigan, Jack | #22 | 4 | 3 | R15-18 |
| Hibbins, Geoff | #24 | 16 | 2 | R01-10, R12, R14-18 |
| Houston, Ray | #3 | 10 | 2 | R01-08, R16-17 |
| Howell, Don | #21 | 6 | 3 | R13-18 |
| Hurst, Arthur | #15 | 14 | 4 | R01-06, R08-12, R14-16 |
| Le Nepveu, Allan | #6 | 9 | 1 | R02-07, R10, R12-13 |
| Linger, Bill | #18 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Linney, Neville | #1 | 12 | 0 | R02-11, R14-15 |
| McDonald, Jack | #2 | 17 | 6 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| McLennan, Bruce | #31 | 13 | 6 | R04-05, R08-18 |
| Milnes, Brian | #22 | 4 | 1 | R11, R16-18 |
| Minihan, Graham | #11 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Mollar, Max | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Mulhall, Ken | #4 | 16 | 6 | R02-16, R18 |
| Myers, Bob | #16 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Pearson, Ian | #9 | 6 | 2 | R01-03, R06-07, R14 |
| Phillips, Bruce | #14 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R11, R13-18 |
| Read, Chester | #11 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Roberts, Neil | #10 | 14 | 17 | R01-03, R07-13, R15-18 |
| Ross, Jim | #20 | 16 | 18 | R01-03, R06-18 |
| Smith, Ivor | #28 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Squire, Alan | #7 | 13 | 0 | R03-06, R09-15, R17-18 |
| Turner, Geoff | #23 | 11 | 1 | R01-08, R15-17 |
| Wandin, Jim | #16 | 6 | 0 | R01, R09-13 |
| Watt, Bob | #26 | 16 | 4 | R01-09, R11-14, R16-18 |
| Woinarski, Brian | #8 | 11 | 0 | R04-06, R09-16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson, Col | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 48 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 35 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 64 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | STKL by 18 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 24 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 71 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 75 | Col Williamson | unknown |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 4 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 18/07/1953 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 85 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | STKL by 29 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 14 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | STKL by 5 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 61 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 62 | Col Williamson | Keith Drinan |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.