1953 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1953 VFA Port melbourne fc 1953.jpg 250px Port Melbourne, premier team 14 Port Melbourne 7 Port Melbourne 5 1952 1954 The 1953 Victorian Football Association season was the 72nd season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Port Melbourne Football Club, after it defeated Yarraville by 60 points in the Grand Final on 3 October. It was Port Melbourne's seventh VFA premiership, and it was the only premiership that the club won during a sequence of eight consecutive Grand Finals played from 1950 until 1957, and five consecutive minor premierships won from 1951 until 1955. Premiership The home-and-home season was played over twenty matches, before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season. Ladder main WDL Q 1953 VFA ladder true points y 4 2 PMB Port Melbourne WIL Williamstown YAR Yarraville PRA Prahran OAK Oakleigh COB Coburg BRU Brunswick MOO Moorabbin NBU Preston BOX Box Hill CAM Camberwell NOR Northcote SAN Sandringham BRI Brighton 18 2 0 2052 1047 P 16 3 1 1939 1278 13 5 2 1542 1361 13 6 1 1745 1403 13 6 1 1667 1354 12 7 1 1682 1413 10 10 0 1383 1385 9 10 1 1436 1477 8 12 0 1375 1484 7 13 0 1370 1704 5 14 1 1389 1730 5 15 0 1312 1482 5 15 0 1237 2103 2 18 0 1138 2046 Premiers #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Argus 7 September 1953 V.F.A match details 15 Melbourne Finals Semifinals Saturday, 12 September Yarraville 8.16 (64) H Prahran 9.7 (61) St Kilda Cricket Ground 16,000 The Sun News-Pictorial 14 September 1953 Attack only weakness in win by Yarraville 28 Melbourne Jack Dunn Saturday, 19 September Port Melbourne 12.14 (86) H Williamstown 12.4 (76) St Kilda Cricket Ground 12,000 The Sun News-Pictorial 21 September 1953 Strong Williamstown final side 29 Melbourne Jack Oates Preliminary Final Saturday, 26 September Williamstown 11.13 (79) A Yarraville 12.11 (83) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,000 The Sun News-Pictorial 28 September 1953 Yarraville's bid for V.F.A. title 24 Melbourne Jack Oates 1953 VFA Grand Final Saturday, 3 October Port Melbourne 2.4 (16) 7.9 (51) 12.10 (82) 21.15 (141) Fraser 7, Bonnett 6, Miller 2, Murray 2, Atkinson, Bragg, Laffey, Owens H Yarraville 2.2 (14) 3.5 (23) 9.8 (62) 12.9 (81) Salt 3, Smallwood 3, Marchesi 2, H. Mason 2, N. Rohleder 2 Cook (ankle), Gwynn (thigh), Jones (concussion), Smith (back) St Kilda Cricket Ground 40,000 The Sun News-Pictorial 5 October 1953 Port trounces Yarraville to win pennant 29 Melbourne Jack Oates Awards The leading goalkicker for the home-and-home season was Johnny Walker (Williamstown), who kicked 98 goals.The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 7 September 1953 Jack Dunn 24 Prahran takes 4th place from Coburg The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Ted Henrys (Preston), who polled 37 votes. Vic Hill (Oakleigh) was second with 33 votes, and Harry Simpson (Williamstown) and Colin Boyd (Prahran) were equal-third with 31 votes.The Sun News-Pictorial 10 September 1953 Henrys, Preston, wins J. J. Liston Trophy 28 Melbourne Yarraville won the seconds premiership. Yarraville 10.13 (73) defeated Moorabbin 8.11 (59) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain raiser to the firsts Grand Final on 3 October. Notable events Adelaide Carnival The Association competed in the 1953 Adelaide Carnival, and finished in fourth place with a record of 1–3. Two Association players were named in the inaugural All-Australian team, which was named based on performances at the carnival: Frank Johnson and Ted Henrys.The Sun News-Pictorial 20 July 1953 National line-uplacks balance 23 Melbourne Kevin Hogan 1953 Adelaide Carnival Wednesday, 8 July Victoria (VFA) 11.18 (84) H Tasmania 5.11 (41) Adelaide Oval The Sun News-Pictorial 9 July 1953 Fine display by Association in defeat of Tasmania 25 Melbourne Kevin Hogan Monday, 13 July Victoria (VFL) 16.13 (109) H Victoria (VFA) 11.10 (76) Adelaide Oval The Sun News-Pictorial 14 July 1953 Confidence and spirit of young V.F.A. players 26 Melbourne Kevin Hogan Wednesday, 15 July South Australia 16.16 (112) H Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53) Adelaide Oval The Sun News-Pictorial 16 July 1953 S.A. beats Association. Thompson impresses 22 Melbourne Kevin Hogan Saturday, 18 July Western Australia 12.8 (80) H Victoria (VFA) 8.14 (62) Adelaide Oval The Sun News-Pictorial 20 July 1953 League wins bitter title match 24 Melbourne Kevin Hogan Other notable events Early in the VFA Sub-Districts season, the Port Melbourne Thirds team lost its first match since 1946, ending a 127-game winning streak. The team lost its first match in its inaugural season of 1946, before embarking on the record-breaking winning streak, which incorporated seven consecutive premierships.The Argus 6 June 1951 And what a record! 12 Melbourne Ron Carterhttp://aflua.com.au/history/notable-umpires/jim-mahoney/ Jim Mahoney 10 August 2013 Australian Football League Umpires Association 2013The Sun News-Pictorial Yarraville wins way to first V.F.A. semi-final Gavin Cook 25 8 September 1952 Melbourne On 16 May, a premiership match between 1952 Grand Finalists Oakleigh and Port Melbourne was played at Bolton Park, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The match was arranged by the Australian National Football Council to help spread the game to the New South Wales riverina district.The Argus Melbourne 3 March 1953 Oakleigh to play Port at Wagga 8 Port Melbourne 11.13 (79) defeated Oakleigh 8.13 (61) before a crowd of 4,000 people.The Argus Melbourne 18 May 1953 Oakleigh down by 18 pts. 11 On Tuesday 2 June (Coronation Day holiday), a representative match was played at the St Kilda Cricket Ground between teams representing the six North-of-the-Yarra clubs (Brunswick, Coburg, Northcote, Preston, Williamstown, Yarraville) and the eight South-of-the-Yarra clubs (Box Hill, Brighton, Camberwell, Moorabbin, Oakleigh, Port Melbourne, Prahran, Sandringham).The Argus Melbourne 5 December 1952 10 V.F.A. plans unique game Dave Andersen North 11.20 (86) defeated South 10.9 (69), after overcoming an eighteen-point three-quarter time deficit.The Argus Melbourne 3 June 1953 10 VFA North men finish too well Dave Andersen The North vs South game did not become a regular fixture in the VFA Senior competition, but later became the chief representative fixture in the VFL Thirds competition. In July, the Association was granted full voting rights within the Australian National Football Council for the first time. When the Association first affiliated with the ANFC in 1950, it had all rights of a full delegate except that it could not vote on motions.The Canberra Times Canberra, ACT Vote granted to Football Association 4 8 July 1953 Several Association clubs encountered financial difficulties during the 1953 season. By July, Brighton, Camberwell and Northcote were all operating on an amateur basis, having lost the financial capacity to pay their players.The Sun News-Pictorial Third VFA team to play as amateurs Jack Dunn 28 17 July 1953 Melbourne In September, Ray Gibb (Box Hill) died in a motorcycle accident.The Age, "Appeal For Box Hill Footballer", 10 September 1953, p. 16 A benefit game to raise money for his family was played on Show Day at Box Hill City Oval between a combined team of his two former VFL clubs, and , and a Box Hill team augmented with other VFL and VFA star players, including John Coleman and Bill Hutchison.The Argus Melbourne Stars aid appeal 12 24 September 1953 Including the gate and donations, £400 was raised from a crowd of 6,000 people; Box Hill 17.11 (113) defeated Hawthorn–Richmond 12.8 (80).The Age Melbourne Big crowd at charity game 8 25 September 1953 See also List of VFA/VFL Premiers References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL