1953 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1953 between Geelong and Footscray during round 13 of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, 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
Geelong (11.12.78) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (4), G. Goninon (2), P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), H. Herbert
Footscray: J. Kerr (4), J. Collins (2), R. Duffy, H. Stevens
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
32,093
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | FOOT by 1 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||