1953 VFL Season Round 5: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1953 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round five of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.6.66) defeated Fitzroy (1.0.6).
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
Footscray
Captain: Charlie SuttonCoach: Charlie Sutton
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Allan Ruthven
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 | |||