1953 VFL 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 14 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, K. Darrigan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, J. Harding, D. Hart, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Meehan, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, K. Wright
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, J. Eichhorn, N. Gelavis, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, D. Keyter, E. Lane, L. O'Halloran, R. Paez, R. Preston, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Stevens, J. Taylor
Fitzroy (12.18.90) defeated South Melbourne (7.19.61).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: N. Broderick (2), J. Hickey (2), N. Johnstone (2), G. Coates, A. Gale, D. Hart, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, A. Ruthven
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (2), I. Gillett, D. Keyter, E. Lane, L. O'Halloran, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||