1953 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1953 between Essendon and Geelong during round 15 of the 1953 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw, J. Towner
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, B. Murray, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, B. Smith, L. Turner, G. Williams, D. Worland, B. Worner
Essendon (8.13.61) defeated Geelong (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), J. Gill (2), G. Leek, J. Towner
Geelong: G. Goninon (2), P. Pianto (2), B. Davis, H. Herbert, N. Rayson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
41,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | GEEL by 12 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Worland, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||