1953 VFL Round 9: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1953 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, J. Gallagher, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, J. King, I. Letcher, R. Porta, A. Rogers, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren, K. White, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, D. Donaldson, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, L. O'Halloran, H. Rosewarne, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor
Footscray (5.13.43) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (2), J. Kerr, H. Stevens, T. Whitten
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (3), D. Scott (3), J. Eichhorn, N. Gelavis, I. Gillett, E. Lane, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,105
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
5.13.43 - 11.6.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 29 | SMLB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Donaldson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rosewarne, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 6 | |||