1953 VFL Season Round 15: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1953 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round fifteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
North Melbourne (17.19.121) defeated Fitzroy (7.9.51).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
17.19.121 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 19 | 17 | . | 19 | (121) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 33 | NMLB by 44 | NMLB by 70 | NMLB by 70 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Wally Carter
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Allan Ruthven
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alford, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||