1953 VFL Season Round 14: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1953 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round fourteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Laurie Nash.
Fitzroy (12.18.90) defeated South Melbourne (7.19.61).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.18.90 - 7.19.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Allan Ruthven
South Melbourne
Captain: Ron CleggCoach: Laurie Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Preston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Stevens, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 19 | |||