1953 VFL Round 5: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1953 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. King, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, D. Ross, H. Stevens, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, N. Carroll, G. Coates, 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, K. Wright
Footscray (10.6.66) defeated Fitzroy (1.0.6).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (3), R. Duffy (3), B. Gilmore, R. Harper, D. Reynolds, H. Stevens
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,087
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 0 | (6) |
| Margin | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 53 | FOOT by 60 | FOOT by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 6 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Carroll, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Murphy, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 1 | 0 | |||