1953 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Carlton and Footscray during round 1 of the 1953 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, A. Boyle, J. Brown, D. Calder, B. Comben, V. English, D. Guy, J. Hosking, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, J. Spencer, M. Thomas, T. Walsh, K. Warburton, M. Wenn
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Martin, F. McRae, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, B. Slater, R. Stockman, B. Templeton, T. Whitten
Carlton (7.18.60) were defeated by Footscray (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Carlton: T. Walsh (3), J. Spencer (2), B. Milroy, M. Wenn
Footscray: D. Bryden (3), B. Slater (3), J. Collins (2), R. Egan
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
27,198
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | CARL by 5 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Calder, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hosking, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Thomas, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slater, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||