1953 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results for St Kilda for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Club:
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 |