1953 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 143.3%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 29
Brownlow Leader(s): Bernie Smith (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): George Goninon (64)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Peter Pianto

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Fred Flanagan

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baumgartner, Ivan #13 7 R01-R04, R12, R17, PF 0
Borrack, Les #14 2 R06-R07 1
Davis, Bob #4 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF 20
Flanagan, Fred #10 19 R01-R11, R13-R16, R18, SF, PF, GF 17
Fulton, Terry #33 7 R01-R05, R12, R18 0
Goninon, George #18 18 R01-R17, SF 65
Herbert, Harry #24 17 R01-R02, R04, R06, R09-R18, SF, PF, GF 10
Hovey, Ron #12 12 R05-R06, R10-R12, R14-R15, R17-R18, SF, PF, GF 7
Hyde, John #16 19 R01-R11, R13-R17, SF, PF, GF 0
McMahon, John #22 4 R05, R09, R11-R12 0
McMaster, Bill #7 17 R01-R03, R05-R10, R14-R18, SF, PF, GF 16
Middlemiss, Russell #2 19 R01-R18, SF 0
Morrison, Bruce #1 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Murray, Bruce #20 6 R04-R08, R15 2
Palmer, Doug #3 20 R01-R03, R05-R18, SF, PF, GF 4
Pianto, Peter #6 20 R01-R04, R06-R18, SF, PF, GF 25
Rayson, Noel #27 17 R03-R04, R07-R18, SF, PF, GF 26
Reed, Les #17 11 R03-R08, R10, R12, R16, PF, GF 3
Renfrey, Russ #8 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 8
Roberts, Jim #15 8 R10, R12-R18 1
Sharp, Norm #26 17 R01-R09, R13-R14, R16-R18, SF, PF, GF 3
Smith, Bernie #11 20 R01-R11, R13-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Smith, Sid #5 9 R01, R05, R08-R09, R12-R13, R18, PF, GF 0
Swarbrick, George #23 11 R02-R04, R10-R14, SF, PF, GF 4
Trezise, Neil #28 15 R01-R04, R07-R09, R11-R14, R18, SF, PF, GF 28
Turner, Leo #9 19 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18, SF, PF, GF 1
Williams, Geoff #21 20 R01-R03, R05-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Worland, Don #31 4 R11, R15-R17 0
Worner, Bert #25 20 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, PF, GF 3

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hickey, Reg 21 16 -0- 5 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1953 Round 1 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 49 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
02/05/1953 Round 2 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 41 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
09/05/1953 Round 3 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 25 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
16/05/1953 Round 4 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 14 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
23/05/1953 Round 5 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 54 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
30/05/1953 Round 6 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 53 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
06/06/1953 Round 7 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 24 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
13/06/1953 Round 8 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 86 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
20/06/1953 Round 9 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 16 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
27/06/1953 Round 10 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 11 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
04/07/1953 Round 11 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 1 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
11/07/1953 Round 12 Hawthorn AWAY WIN GEE by 24 Reg Hickey unknown
25/07/1953 Round 13 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 20 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
01/08/1953 Round 14 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 20 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
08/08/1953 Round 15 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 11 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
15/08/1953 Round 16 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 69 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
22/08/1953 Round 17 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 43 Reg Hickey unknown
29/08/1953 Round 18 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 54 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
12/09/1953 Semi Final Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 30 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
19/09/1953 Preliminary Final Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 26 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
26/09/1953 Grand Final Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 12 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan