1953 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1953 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, D. Anderson, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Melville, B. Morrow, N. Paynter, M. Reeves, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams, M. Woods
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, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, H. Stevens, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Melbourne (4.6.30) were defeated by Footscray (9.21.75).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Christie, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, B. Morrow
Footscray: R. Duffy (4), J. Collins (2), B. Gilmore (2), H. Stevens
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,829
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | (30) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 21 | (75) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Anderson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morrow, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 6 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 21 | |||