1953 VFL 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 15 of the 1953 VFL season.
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
N. Alford, A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, K. Easton, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, L. Icke, T. Jarrard, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, K. Darrigan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, D. Hart, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Meehan, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, K. Wright
North Melbourne (17.19.121) defeated Fitzroy (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Brady (3), G. Marchesi (3), J. O'Halloran (3), M. Grambeau (2), N. Alford, A. Aylett, B. Brooker, K. Easton, B. Martyn, K. McMahon
Fitzroy: J. Hickey (3), T. Ongarello (3), J. Harding
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||