1953 VFL Season: Geelong
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 143.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baumgartner, Ivan | #13 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R12, R17, PF |
| Borrack, Les | #14 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| Davis, Bob | #4 | 21 | 20 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Flanagan, Fred | #10 | 19 | 17 | R01-11, R13-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Fulton, Terry | #33 | 7 | 0 | R01-05, R12, R18 |
| Goninon, George | #18 | 18 | 65 | R01-17, SF |
| Herbert, Harry | #24 | 17 | 10 | R01-02, R04, R06, R09-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hovey, Ron | #12 | 12 | 7 | R05-06, R10-12, R14-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hyde, John | #16 | 19 | 0 | R01-11, R13-17, SF, PF, GF |
| McMahon, John | #22 | 4 | 0 | R05, R09, R11-12 |
| McMaster, Bill | #7 | 17 | 16 | R01-03, R05-10, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Middlemiss, Russell | #2 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| Morrison, Bruce | #1 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Murray, Bruce | #20 | 6 | 2 | R04-08, R15 |
| Palmer, Doug | #3 | 20 | 4 | R01-03, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Pianto, Peter | #6 | 20 | 25 | R01-04, R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Rayson, Noel | #27 | 17 | 26 | R03-04, R07-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Reed, Les | #17 | 11 | 3 | R03-08, R10, R12, R16, PF, GF |
| Renfrey, Russ | #8 | 20 | 8 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Roberts, Jim | #15 | 8 | 1 | R10, R12-18 |
| Sharp, Norm | #26 | 17 | 3 | R01-09, R13-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Bernie | #11 | 20 | 0 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Sid | #5 | 9 | 0 | R01, R05, R08-09, R12-13, R18, PF, GF |
| Swarbrick, George | #23 | 11 | 4 | R02-04, R10-14, SF, PF, GF |
| Trezise, Neil | #28 | 15 | 28 | R01-04, R07-09, R11-14, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Turner, Leo | #9 | 19 | 1 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, Geoff | #21 | 20 | 0 | R01-03, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Worland, Don | #31 | 4 | 0 | R11, R15-17 |
| Worner, Bert | #25 | 20 | 3 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey, Reg | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 49 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 41 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 25 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 14 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 54 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 53 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 24 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 86 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 16 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 11 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 1 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 24 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 20 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 20 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 69 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 43 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 54 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 12/09/1953 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 30 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 19/09/1953 | Preliminary Final | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 26 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 26/09/1953 | Grand Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 12 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |