1953 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1953 between Footscray and Geelong during round 2 of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, R. Egan, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. King, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, F. McRae, D. Ross, B. Slater, R. Stockman, B. Templeton, N. Thompson
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Footscray (8.13.61) were defeated by Geelong (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (3), D. Bryden (2), R. Egan, B. Gilmore, C. Sutton
Geelong: N. Trezise (8), G. Goninon (3), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Herbert, P. Pianto
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
28,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 52 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slater, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | |||