1953 VFL Preliminary Final: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1953 between Geelong and Footscray in the preliminary final of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at MCG.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, R. Harper, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, L. Ollington, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Geelong (8.15.63) defeated Footscray (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. McMaster (4), N. Rayson (2), R. Hovey, P. Pianto
Footscray: H. Stevens (2), A. Trusler (2), R. Harper
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Collingwood in the grand final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 September 1953
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
58,615
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 3 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ollington, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||