1953 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1953 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, J. Finck, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, P. Milburn, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, F. West
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, D. Hart, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Meehan, K. Ross, G. Spooner, B. Stephen, J. Streader, K. Wright
Collingwood (7.19.61) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (4), J. Finck, B. Tebble, B. Twomey
Fitzroy: J. Hickey (3), J. Streader (2), J. Gervasoni, D. Hart, J. MacGregor, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,078
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
7.19.61 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | FITZ by 3 | COLL by 7 | COLL by 3 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Milburn, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | West, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Spooner, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||