1953 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1953 between Geelong and Essendon during round 4 of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), I. Baumgartner, B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, B. Murray, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Gilmore, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, J. Towner
Geelong (12.7.79) defeated Essendon (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (6), N. Trezise (3), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Herbert
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), S. Booth (2), J. Gill, G. Leek, L. Mann
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
35,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||