1953 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Collingwood in a semi final and defeating Footscray in the preliminary final, Geelong were defeated by Collingwood in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
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 |
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.