1953 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1953 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 16 of the 1953 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, N. Broderick, G. Coates, J. Cusack, K. Darrigan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Meehan, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, E. Trickey, V. Williams
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
Fitzroy (7.11.53) were defeated by Footscray (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Coates (3), T. Ongarello (2), J. Hickey, A. Ruthven
Footscray: J. Collins (3), R. Harper (3), R. Duffy (2), A. Edwards (2), H. Stevens (2), J. Kerr, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Cusack, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ollington, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||