1953 VFL Round 10: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1953 between Carlton and Geelong during round 10 of the 1953 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, G. Burke, D. Calder, B. Comben, H. Dern, V. English, G. Ferry, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, R. Martini, K. McKaige, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Spencer, K. Warburton, M. Wenn
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, B. Smith, G. Swarbrick, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Carlton (8.15.63) were defeated by Geelong (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Howell (2), D. Beasy, G. Burke, L. Kerr, J. Mills, J. Spencer, M. Wenn
Geelong: F. Flanagan (2), R. Hovey (2), B. McMaster (2), B. Davis, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, B. Worner
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
32,526
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Calder, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dern, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||