1953 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1953 between Footscray and Carlton during round 12 of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Keith Warburton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Donald and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, D. Ross, H. Stevens, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Carlton
K. Warburton (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, G. Burke, D. Calder, J. Chick, V. English, G. Ferry, D. Gill, D. Guy, J. James, L. Kerr, R. Martini, K. McKaige, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, P. Webster, M. Wenn
Footscray (13.12.90) defeated Carlton (8.18.66).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (7), R. Duffy (2), J. Kerr (2), D. Bryden, A. Edwards
Carlton: M. Wenn (4), D. Beasy (2), J. Spencer, K. Warburton
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
31,668
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Keith Warburton
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Calder, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Gill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 18 | |||