1953 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1953 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, R. Harper, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, L. Ollington, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), F. Adams, K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, L. Gloury, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, P. Schofield, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams
Footscray (14.14.98) defeated Melbourne (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (7), J. Kerr (3), A. Edwards (2), D. Ross, C. Sutton
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), P. Schofield (2), R. Lane, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, J. Thomson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,075
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 37 | FOOT by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ollington, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||