1953 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1953 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, K. Melville, B. Morrow, N. Paynter, M. Reeves, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams, M. Woods
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), L. Borrack, B. Davis, G. Goninon, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, B. Murray, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Melbourne (8.10.58) were defeated by Geelong (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Cordner (2), B. McKenzie (2), S. Spencer (2), K. Albiston, M. Woods
Geelong: G. Goninon (3), B. McMaster (2), P. Pianto (2), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, B. Murray, N. Sharp
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,254
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 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) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morrow, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||