1953 Games · 1953 Player Statistics

Essendon 111 – 88 Fitzroy

← · 1953 · Round 1 · 18/04/1953 2:15 · Windy Hill · Crowd 23100 · →

Essendon 4.0.249.2.5613.3.8117.9.111
Fitzroy 5.5.357.10.5210.14.7412.16.88
Qrt margin FI by 11ES by 4ES by 7ES by 23
Qrt scores FI 35-24ES 32-17ES 25-22ES 30-14
Field umpires Geoff Robinson (22)

Essendon Match Statistics (111) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
19 Doug Bigelow
2 Stan Booth 3
1 Jack Clarke
17 Brian Coleman
10 John Coleman 10
13 Fred Gallagher
18 Les Gardiner
3 John Gill
23 Jack Harrington
7 Bill Hutchison 1
24 Jack Jones
21 Jack Knowles
30 Geoff Leek 3
32 Lance Mann
25 Roy McConnell
4 Norm McDonald
6 Hugh Morris
16 Peter OSullivan
9 Greg Sewell
26 Bob Syme
Totals 17
Opposition 12

Fitzroy Match Statistics (88) — Coach: Alan Ruthven

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
24 Arnie Bench
6 Neville Broderick
2 George Coates
30 Don Furness
26 Jack Gaffney
33 Alan Gale
4 Jack Gervasoni 2
15 Eddie Goodger
25 John Harding 1
16 Don Hart
20 Joe Hickey 3
17 Norm Johnstone 1
31 Tom Meehan
22 Ken Ross 1
7 Alan Ruthven 1
5 Ron Simpson 2
8 Bill Stephen
18 Jack Streader 1
10 Vin Williams
13 Kevin Wright
Totals 12
Opposition 17

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
19 Doug Bigelow 24y 275d 78 (58-1-19 75.00%) 20 (0.26) ← ←
2 Stan Booth 19y 136d 6 (4-0-2 66.67%) 8 (1.33) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 19y 278d 21 (9-1-11 45.24%) 3 (0.14) ← ←
17 Brian Coleman 20y 332d 6 (4-0-2 66.67%) ← ←
10 John Coleman 24y 146d 75 (53-1-21 71.33%) 408 (5.44) ← ←
13 Fred Gallagher 22y 107d 8 (5-1-2 68.75%) 5 (0.63) ← ←
18 Les Gardiner 30y 83d 153 (108-3-42 71.57%) ← ←
3 John Gill 20y 364d 33 (21-1-11 65.15%) 16 (0.48) ← ←
23 Jack Harrington 22y 296d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
7 Bill Hutchison 29y 355d 206 (144-5-57 71.12%) 354 (1.72) ← ←
24 Jack Jones 28y 162d 146 (108-2-36 74.66%) 140 (0.96) ← ←
21 Jack Knowles 21y 75d 7 (2-0-5 28.57%) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 21y 59d 12 (9-0-3 75.00%) 9 (0.75) ← ←
32 Lance Mann 22y 280d 26 (17-1-8 67.31%) 11 (0.42) ← ←
25 Roy McConnell 25y 240d 74 (53-1-20 72.30%) ← ←
4 Norm McDonald 27y 129d 110 (80-2-28 73.64%) ← ←
6 Hugh Morris 21y 86d 9 (5-0-4 55.56%) 2 (0.22) ← ←
16 Peter OSullivan 20y 331d 13 (6-1-6 50.00%) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 19y 292d 8 (4-0-4 50.00%) ← ←
26 Bob Syme 28y 139d 101 (66-3-32 66.83%) 52 (0.51) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 227d 1093 (757-23-313 70.31%) 1028 (0.94)
C Dick Reynolds 37y 302d 265 (184-6-75 70.57%) ←

Fitzroy Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Fitzroy Games (W-D-L W%) Fitzroy Goals (Ave.)
24 Arnie Bench 21y 216d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
6 Neville Broderick 26y 8d 46 (26-0-20 56.52%) 4 (0.09) 22 (14-0-8 63.64%) 1 (0.05)
2 George Coates 29y 289d 103 (58-2-43 57.28%) 110 (1.07) ← ←
30 Don Furness 22y 160d 40 (22-2-16 57.50%) 14 (0.35) ← ←
26 Jack Gaffney 23y 240d 64 (38-1-25 60.16%) ← ←
33 Alan Gale 22y 222d 67 (36-2-29 55.22%) 9 (0.13) ← ←
4 Jack Gervasoni 23y 201d 37 (23-2-12 64.86%) 41 (1.11) ← ←
15 Eddie Goodger 24y 39d 64 (37-2-25 59.38%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
25 John Harding 20y 328d 16 (12-0-4 75.00%) 3 (0.19) ← ←
16 Don Hart 22y 201d 28 (18-2-8 67.86%) 37 (1.32) ← ←
20 Joe Hickey 24y 42d 14 (9-0-5 64.29%) 11 (0.79) ← ←
17 Norm Johnstone 26y 92d 147 (83-3-61 57.48%) 93 (0.63) ← ←
31 Tom Meehan 27y 18d 74 (16-1-57 22.30%) 3 (0.04) 1 (0-0-1 0.00%)
22 Ken Ross 25y 234d 72 (41-2-29 58.33%) 14 (0.19) ← ←
7 Alan Ruthven 31y 1d 187 (108-4-75 58.82%) 385 (2.06) ← ←
5 Ron Simpson 26y 361d 30 (15-1-14 51.67%) 21 (0.70) ← ←
8 Bill Stephen 25y 17d 92 (54-2-36 59.78%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
18 Jack Streader 25y 340d 51 (31-0-20 60.78%) 33 (0.65) ← ←
10 Vin Williams 20y 282d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
13 Kevin Wright 20y 58d 14 (10-0-4 71.43%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 186d 1151 (639-26-486 56.65%) 781 (0.68)
C Alan Ruthven 31y 1d 22 (14-0-8 63.64%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.