1953 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1953 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), J. Barrett, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. King, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, F. McRae, A. Rogers, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
J. O'Mahoney, C. Philp, J. Douglas
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, P. Cash, N. Pearson
Half-forward:
W. Nash, B. Collins, I. McCann
Forward:
J. McCashney, T. Allsop, B. Considine
Follower:
M. Considine, J. Kennedy, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
I. Egerton, P. Kanis
Footscray (16.15.111) defeated Hawthorn (6.6.42).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (6), R. Duffy (3), C. Sutton (3), P. Box, B. Gilmore, A. Rogers, H. Stevens
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan (2), B. Considine (2), T. Allsop, W. Nash
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Margin | HWTH by 17 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 69 | FOOT by 69 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Collins, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Considine, Bernie | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Douglas, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kanis, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCann, Ian | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McCashney, John | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nash, Wally | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
I. Egerton replaced C. Philp during the third quarter.
P. Kanis replaced L. Wilkinson during the third quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Charlie Sutton | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) |
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| 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 8 | C. Philp | 31 | J. Douglas |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 5 | P. Cash | 7 | N. Pearson |
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| 29 | W. Nash | 34 | B. Collins | 9 | I. McCann | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 23 | J. McCashney | 4 | T. Allsop | 2 | B. Considine |
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