1953 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1953 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1953 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Ron Clegg captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Laurie Nash and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, L. O'Halloran, R. Paez, R. Preston, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, N. Carroll, G. Coates, C. Davey, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Meehan, J. Murphy, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, V. Williams
South Melbourne (10.15.75) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (2), B. Gunn (2), D. Scott (2), N. Gelavis, E. Lane, L. O'Halloran, R. Paez
Fitzroy: J. Hickey (5), G. Coates (4), C. Davey, N. Johnstone, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
10.15.75 - 12.14.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Preston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||