1953 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1953 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Clarke, B. Coleman, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, D. Hart, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, T. Meehan, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams, K. Wright
Essendon (17.9.111) defeated Fitzroy (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (10), S. Booth (3), G. Leek (3), B. Hutchison
Fitzroy: J. Hickey (3), J. Gervasoni (2), R. Simpson (2), J. Harding, N. Johnstone, K. Ross, A. Ruthven, J. Streader
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 3 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | FITZ by 11 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Goal Umpire:
H. Clayton
Boundary Umpire:
I. Bates
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||