1953 Games · 1953 Player Statistics

Melbourne 57 – 82 Essendon

← · 1953 · Round 16 · 15/08/1953 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 25543 · →

Melbourne 0.4.43.6.247.8.508.9.57
Essendon 4.6.305.7.379.9.6312.10.82
Qrt margin ES by 26ES by 13ES by 13ES by 25
Qrt scores ES 30-4ME 20-7Level 26-26ES 19-7
Field umpires James Jamieson (152)

Melbourne Match Statistics (57) — Coach: Norm Smith

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
41 Frank Adams 1
6 Ken Albiston
32 Dale Anderson 3
29 Lance Arnold
31 Ron Barassi
7 Geoff Case
4 Ken Christie
26 Noel Clarke 2
1 Denis Cordner 1
22 John Ferguson
34 Ralph Lane
3 Peter Marquis
17 Geoff McGivern
2 Robert McKenzie 1
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
12 Stuart Spencer
33 Jack Thomson
25 Don Williams
Totals 8
Opposition 12

Essendon Match Statistics (82) — 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
5 Kevin Bradley
1 Jack Clarke
17 Brian Coleman
10 John Coleman 5
18 Les Gardiner
3 John Gill
23 Jack Harrington
7 Bill Hutchison 3
24 Jack Jones
30 Geoff Leek 1
32 Lance Mann 1
25 Roy McConnell
4 Norm McDonald
31 Hugh Mitchell 1
16 Peter OSullivan
9 Greg Sewell
26 Bob Syme 1
8 Alan Thaw
Totals 12
Opposition 8

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
41 Frank Adams 18y 64d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 5 (1.67) ← ←
6 Ken Albiston 26y 277d 92 (40-3-49 45.11%) 108 (1.17) 34 (11-2-21 35.29%) 32 (0.94)
32 Dale Anderson 22y 66d 4 (0-0-4 0.00%) 7 (1.75) ← ←
29 Lance Arnold 27y 101d 129 (58-1-70 45.35%) 84 (0.65) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 17y 169d 5 (0-1-4 10.00%) ← ←
7 Geoff Case 17y 334d 11 (1-1-9 13.64%) ← ←
4 Ken Christie 25y 352d 45 (11-2-32 26.67%) 8 (0.18) ← ←
26 Noel Clarke 22y 232d 45 (11-1-33 25.56%) 80 (1.78) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 29y 48d 90 (37-2-51 42.22%) 72 (0.80) ← ←
22 John Ferguson 22y 95d 9 (3-1-5 38.89%) 3 (0.33) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 23y 152d 22 (1-1-20 6.82%) 2 (0.09) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 21y 155d 15 (2-1-12 16.67%) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 22y 231d 65 (23-2-40 36.92%) 42 (0.65) ← ←
2 Robert McKenzie 24y 239d 97 (45-1-51 46.91%) 211 (2.18) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 23y 353d 28 (6-1-21 23.21%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 26y 289d 116 (52-2-62 45.69%) 25 (0.22) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 22y 185d 15 (2-1-12 16.67%) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 21y 193d 61 (22-1-38 36.89%) 32 (0.52) ← ←
33 Jack Thomson 24y 202d 62 (23-2-37 38.71%) 45 (0.73) ← ←
25 Don Williams 17y 285d 14 (2-1-11 17.86%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 348d 928 (340-25-563 37.98%) 725 (0.78)
C Norm Smith 38y 267d 90 (41-4-45 47.78%) 35 (11-2-22 34.29%)

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 25y 29d 93 (69-1-23 74.73%) 21 (0.23) ← ←
2 Stan Booth 19y 255d 21 (15-0-6 71.43%) 18 (0.86) ← ←
5 Kevin Bradley 21y 292d 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 20y 32d 35 (19-1-15 55.71%) 3 (0.09) ← ←
17 Brian Coleman 21y 86d 8 (5-0-3 62.50%) ← ←
10 John Coleman 24y 265d 89 (63-1-25 71.35%) 479 (5.38) ← ←
18 Les Gardiner 30y 202d 164 (116-3-45 71.65%) ← ←
3 John Gill 21y 118d 44 (29-1-14 67.05%) 23 (0.52) ← ←
23 Jack Harrington 23y 50d 13 (11-0-2 84.62%) 1 (0.08) ← ←
7 Bill Hutchison 30y 109d 220 (154-5-61 71.14%) 373 (1.70) ← ←
24 Jack Jones 28y 281d 158 (117-2-39 74.68%) 142 (0.90) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 21y 178d 26 (20-0-6 76.92%) 21 (0.81) ← ←
32 Lance Mann 23y 34d 39 (27-1-11 70.51%) 16 (0.41) ← ←
25 Roy McConnell 25y 359d 89 (64-1-24 72.47%) ← ←
4 Norm McDonald 27y 248d 125 (91-2-32 73.60%) 3 (0.02) ← ←
31 Hugh Mitchell 18y 266d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
16 Peter OSullivan 21y 85d 28 (17-1-10 62.50%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 20y 46d 23 (15-0-8 65.22%) ← ←
26 Bob Syme 28y 258d 113 (75-3-35 67.70%) 58 (0.51) ← ←
8 Alan Thaw 27y 210d 35 (28-0-7 80.00%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 24d 1326 (938-22-366 71.57%) 1160 (0.87)
C Dick Reynolds 38y 56d 280 (195-6-79 70.71%) ←

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.