1953 VFL Season Round 11: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1953 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round eleven of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (7.19.61) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.8.62).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Allan Ruthven
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 | |||