1953 VFL Semi Final 1: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1953 between Footscray and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1953 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at MCG.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, L. Ollington, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw, J. Towner
Footscray (6.13.49) defeated Essendon (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Harper (2), B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, L. Ollington, A. Trusler
Essendon: B. Hutchison (2), J. Coleman, G. Leek, B. Syme
As a result of this match, Footscray faced Geelong in the preliminary final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1953
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
69,467
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray,
E:
B. Barbour
Boundary Umpire:
F. Marinier
Umpire Replacement:
B. Barbour replaced F. Marinier
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ollington, Lionel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||