1953 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1953 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, N. Baker, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Melville, M. Reeves, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams, M. Woods
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, N. Carroll, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Meehan, J. Murphy, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, V. Williams
Melbourne (10.11.71) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), G. McGivern (2), K. Albiston, D. Cordner, M. Reeves, M. Woods
Fitzroy: J. Gervasoni (3), A. Ruthven (3), D. Hart (2), J. MacGregor (2), G. Coates, A. Gale
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,202
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baker, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||