1953 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1953 between Footscray and Essendon during round 11 of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, W. Donald, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren, K. White, T. Whitten
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, A. Law, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, F. Payne, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw, J. Towner
Footscray (9.15.69) defeated Essendon (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Harper (3), D. Bryden (2), A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, T. Jones, C. Sutton
Essendon: J. Coleman (2), B. Hutchison (2), S. Booth, J. Carstairs, A. Law
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
34,884
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 9 | 2 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 30 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Law, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||