1953 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1953 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, D. Anderson, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, J. Ferguson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams
Geelong (16.14.110) defeated Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (5), R. Renfrey (3), B. McMaster (2), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Herbert, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, J. Roberts
Melbourne: D. Anderson (3), K. Albiston (2), D. Cordner, B. McKenzie, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,124
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 54 | GEEL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Anderson, Dale | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||