1953 VFL Season 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 three of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.15.75) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.14.86).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Allan Ruthven
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 | |||