1953 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in the first semi final, Footscray were defeated by Geelong in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 136.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Geelong (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Angus | #30 | 11 | 0 | R05-07, R09-13, R18, SF, PF |
| Barrett, John | #14 | 4 | 0 | R03-04, R12, R17 |
| Beal, Stan | #31 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Box, Peter | #5 | 19 | 3 | R02-18, SF, PF |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 20 | 10 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Collins, Jack | #2 | 17 | 50 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Duffy, Roger | #7 | 16 | 27 | R02-08, R12-18, SF, PF |
| Edwards, Arthur | #21 | 10 | 7 | R11-18, SF, PF |
| Egan, Reg | #8 | 2 | 2 | R01-02 |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 17 | 0 | R01-17 |
| Gilmore, Brian | #34 | 14 | 15 | R01-06, R08, R10-13, R17-18, SF |
| Harper, Roy | #10 | 16 | 11 | R01-07, R10-13, R15-16, R18, SF, PF |
| Henderson, Don | #1 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Henderson, Herb | #25 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Jones, Tom | #21 | 11 | 5 | R08-16, SF, PF |
| Kent, Len | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 |
| Kerr, John | #1 | 14 | 19 | R07-18, SF, PF |
| King, Jack | #31 | 8 | 0 | R02-09 |
| Letcher, Ian | #4 | 3 | 0 | R09-10, R14 |
| Martin, Alan | #19 | 16 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-17, PF |
| McCarthy, Ron | #33 | 17 | 0 | R02-08, R11-18, SF, PF |
| McRae, Frank | #16 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R08 |
| Nuttall, Jack | #26 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Ollington, Lionel | #8 | 5 | 3 | R14-16, SF, PF |
| Porta, Ron | #31 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Reynolds, Doug | #28 | 4 | 1 | R01, R05-06, R17 |
| Rogers, Allen | #35 | 6 | 3 | R03-06, R08-09 |
| Ross, Don | #9 | 20 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Scanlan, Bill | #26 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04, R18 |
| Slater, Bob | #4 | 2 | 3 | R01-02 |
| Stevens, Harvey | #32 | 17 | 14 | R03-07, R09-18, SF, PF |
| Stockman, Ron | #17 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R06, R09-11, R15-18, SF, PF |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 19 | 12 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Templeton, Bob | #15 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Thompson, Norm | #15 | 2 | 0 | R02, R10 |
| Trusler, Alan | #35 | 3 | 4 | R18, SF, PF |
| Warren, Allen | #20 | 18 | 1 | R03-18, SF, PF |
| White, Kevin | #29 | 4 | 0 | R07-09, R11 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 17 | 1 | R01, R04-16, R18, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, Charlie | 19 | 13 | -0- | 6 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Donald, Wally | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R12 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 41 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 69 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 60 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 29 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Wally Donald | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 48 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 37 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 61 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 19 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 05/09/1953 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 19/09/1953 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |