1953 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1953 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 7 of the 1953 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Ted Fletcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, N. Carroll, G. Coates, C. Davey, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Meehan, J. Murphy, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams, K. Wright
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, T. Fletcher (capt.)
Half-back:
J. O'Mahoney, C. Philp, J. Robison
Centre:
L. Wilkinson, R. Simmonds, N. Pearson
Half-forward:
W. Nash, B. Collins, A. Chown
Forward:
J. Marr, P. Cash, M. Atkins
Follower:
I. Egerton, J. Kennedy, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
T. Allsop, M. Considine
Fitzroy (8.12.60) defeated Hawthorn (5.14.44).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Hart (2), A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, A. Ruthven, J. Streader
Hawthorn: K. Coghlan, B. Collins, J. Kennedy, J. Marr, W. Nash
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
9,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Margin | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 16 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Ted Fletcher
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Allsop, Tom | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Atkins, Mack | FPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Chown, Alf | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Collins, Bill | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fletcher, Ted (c) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Marr, Jack | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Nash, Wally | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 14 | |||
T. Allsop replaced M. Atkins during the third quarter.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 1 | T. Fletcher (c) |
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| 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 8 | C. Philp | 13 | J. Robison |
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| 16 | L. Wilkinson | 27 | R. Simmonds | 7 | N. Pearson |
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| 29 | W. Nash | 34 | B. Collins | 19 | A. Chown | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 24 | J. Marr | 5 | P. Cash | 20 | M. Atkins |
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