1953 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1953 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1953 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, N. Broderick, G. Coates, J. Cusack, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, J. Ford, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Meehan, T. Ongarello, R. Renwick, K. Ross, E. Trickey, K. Webb
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), F. Adams, K. Albiston, D. Anderson, L. Arnold, T. Bull, K. Christie, N. Clarke, J. Ferguson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, N. Whitaker, D. Williams
Fitzroy (6.13.49) were defeated by Melbourne (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Coates, C. Davey, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, E. Trickey, K. Webb
Melbourne: D. Anderson (4), B. McKenzie (2), D. Cordner, P. Marquis, J. Thomson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 19 | FITZ by 2 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Cusack, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Renwick, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 35 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Anderson, Dale | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Whitaker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||