1953 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |