1953 VFA Season Round 1: Moorabbin v Oakleigh

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Moorabbin and Oakleigh during round one of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Moorabbin hosted Oakleigh at Moorabbin Oval. The visitors were coached by George Smeaton.

Moorabbin (6.10.46) defeated Oakleigh (5.11.41).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Moorabbin v Oakleigh
Date: Saturday 18 April 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Moorabbin def. Oakleigh
Score: 6.10.46 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Moorabbin 2 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 9 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Oakleigh 2 . 2 4 . 5 4 . 6 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin MRBN by 2 MRBN by 2 MRBN by 15 MRBN by 5 MRBN by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Moorabbin

Captain: unknown

Oakleigh

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Smeaton

Player Statistics

Moorabbin

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Gilder, Len ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 6 10

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Guy, Eric ? ? ? ?
Tindal, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s