1953 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 85.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Fred | #1 | 5 | 0 | R02, R14-17 |
| Ashman, George | #12 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Bench, Arnie | #24 | 15 | 0 | R01-15 |
| Broderick, Neville | #6 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Carroll, Noel | #19 | 9 | 1 | R02-10 |
| Coates, George | #2 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| Cusack, Jim | 2 | 0 | R16-17 | |
| Darrigan, Kevin | 5 | 0 | R14-18 | |
| Davey, Colin | #11 | 6 | 2 | R02-04, R07-08, R17 |
| Ford, John | #34 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 14 | 2 | R01-02, R06, R08-18 |
| Gaffney, Jack | #26 | 17 | 0 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 17 | 3 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Gervasoni, Jack | #4 | 16 | 13 | R01, R03-13, R15-18 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-16, R18 |
| Harding, John | #25 | 6 | 4 | R01, R08, R11, R14-15, R18 |
| Hart, Don | #16 | 10 | 6 | R01, R06-08, R10-12, R14-16 |
| Henderson, Bob | #23 | 1 | 1 | R18 |
| Hickey, Joe | #20 | 13 | 40 | R01-05, R09-16 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 18 | 15 | R01-18 |
| Knight, Graham | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| MacGregor, Jack | #14 | 16 | 6 | R02-17 |
| Magee, Tom | #3 | 9 | 1 | R02-06, R08, R10, R12, R14 |
| Meehan, Tom | #31 | 17 | 0 | R01, R03-18 |
| Murphy, Joe | #21 | 8 | 0 | R02-08, R13 |
| Ongarello, Tony | #5 | 7 | 13 | R12-18 |
| Renwick, Reg | #9 | 3 | 0 | R09, R12, R17 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 18 | 27 | R01-18 |
| Simpson, Ron | #5 | 8 | 4 | R01-06, R09-10 |
| Spooner, Graham | #32 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 11 | 0 | R01-09, R11, R13 |
| Streader, Jack | #18 | 8 | 7 | R01-02, R07, R09-13 |
| Trickey, Ern | 3 | 2 | R16-18 | |
| Wanhope, Charlie | #28 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Webb, Keith | #35 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Williams, Vin | #10 | 10 | 0 | R01-07, R13, R16, R18 |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 10 | 0 | R01, R05, R07, R09-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthven, Allan | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 60 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 16 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 86 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 18/07/1953 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 29 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 70 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 45 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.