1953 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1953 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), 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, S. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, N. Carroll, G. Coates, C. Davey, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, D. Hart, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Meehan, J. Murphy, K. Ross, B. Stephen
Geelong (21.10.136) defeated Fitzroy (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (7), F. Flanagan (3), R. Renfrey (3), N. Trezise (3), N. Rayson (2), B. Murray, P. Pianto, L. Reed
Fitzroy: G. Coates, J. Gervasoni, J. Harding, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, K. Ross, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st 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 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,489
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 8 | 21 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 10 | (136) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 56 | GEEL by 86 | GEEL by 86 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||