1953 Season Records

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Win-Loss Record

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18
Carlton L W W L W L W L W L W L W W L L W W
Collingwood W L L W W W W W W L L W W W W W W W
Essendon W L W L L W W W W W L W W W W W L W
Fitzroy L W W W L W W L L W W L W W L L L W
Geelong W W W W W W W W W W W W W L L W L W
Hawthorn L L L L L W L L L W L L L L W L L L
Melbourne L L L L W L L L L L L D L W L L W L
North Melbourne W W W L W L L W W L L W L L W L W L
Richmond W L L L L L L L L L W D L L W L L L
St Kilda L W L W L L L L L L W L W L L W L L
Sydney L W L W L L W W W W L L L L L W W W
Western Bulldogs W L W W W W L W L W W W L W W W W L

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Highest Scores

Score Team Quarters Score Team Quarters Score Venue Date
136 Geelong 5.1 11.6 14.8 21.10 136 Fitzroy 3.3 5.5 5.6 7.8 50 Kardinia Park 13-June-1953
131 Collingwood 6.4 11.7 11.12 19.17 131 St Kilda 2.4 5.6 7.7 8.8 56 Victoria Park 13-June-1953
131 North Melbourne 4.3 11.4 14.10 20.11 131 St Kilda 2.2 4.7 5.9 5.16 46 Arden St 18-July-1953
126 Essendon 6.2 14.5 15.7 19.12 126 Richmond 5.3 6.4 10.5 13.7 85 Punt Rd 29-Aug-1953
124 Sydney 4.2 9.7 11.10 18.16 124 St Kilda 1.1 4.2 6.9 7.11 53 Junction Oval 6-June-1953
122 Essendon 3.8 6.10 12.14 17.20 122 St Kilda 1.3 4.9 5.12 7.16 58 Windy Hill 9-May-1953
121 North Melbourne 4.4 8.9 10.16 17.19 121 Fitzroy 1.2 3.6 4.8 7.9 51 Arden St 8-Aug-1953
119 Collingwood 2.7 7.11 10.15 17.17 119 Sydney 5.3 8.6 12.8 12.9 81 Lake Oval 18-July-1953
118 Collingwood 5.5 10.8 16.14 17.16 118 Sydney 1.1 5.4 8.6 11.11 77 Victoria Park 18-Apr-1953
118 North Melbourne 6.2 10.4 14.7 18.10 118 Collingwood 3.1 5.5 7.8 11.9 75 Arden St 2-May-1953
111 Essendon 4.0 9.2 13.3 17.9 111 Fitzroy 5.5 7.10 10.14 12.16 88 Windy Hill 18-Apr-1953
111 Western Bulldogs 1.3 6.6 11.9 16.15 111 Hawthorn 4.2 5.4 6.5 6.6 42 Western Oval 9-May-1953
110 Geelong 4.4 6.8 11.11 16.14 110 Melbourne 1.3 4.4 5.6 8.8 56 Kardinia Park 29-Aug-1953
106 Geelong 6.7 9.8 15.15 15.16 106 Richmond 1.2 2.6 4.7 6.16 52 Punt Rd 23-May-1953
106 Carlton 4.5 6.8 14.12 15.16 106 Richmond 2.3 7.12 7.15 10.19 79 Princes Park 1-Aug-1953

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Lowest Scores

Score Team Quarters Score Team Quarters Score Venue Date
6 Fitzroy 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6 Western Bulldogs 2.2 5.3 8.5 10.6 66 Western Oval 23-May-1953
25 North Melbourne 0.0 0.5 1.5 3.7 25 Western Bulldogs 2.1 2.4 4.7 5.12 42 Arden St 27-June-1953
26 Hawthorn 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.8 26 Collingwood 3.3 3.10 4.13 13.18 96 Victoria Park 23-May-1953
28 Hawthorn 0.3 0.5 3.10 3.10 28 Western Bulldogs 2.1 7.5 7.5 11.10 76 Glenferrie Oval 1-Aug-1953
29 St Kilda 1.2 2.2 4.5 4.5 29 Western Bulldogs 1.1 3.7 6.12 12.18 90 Western Oval 22-Aug-1953
30 Melbourne 0.1 0.3 1.4 4.6 30 Western Bulldogs 2.5 6.15 8.17 9.21 75 M.C.G. 16-May-1953
33 Richmond 2.0 4.1 4.7 4.9 33 Geelong 3.6 5.13 12.14 14.18 102 Kardinia Park 15-Aug-1953
36 St Kilda 1.2 2.6 3.7 4.12 36 Sydney 4.3 5.4 10.11 13.20 98 Lake Oval 29-Aug-1953
37 Western Bulldogs 2.1 3.4 4.5 5.7 37 Geelong 0.6 2.7 6.10 8.15 63 M.C.G. 19-Sept-1953
38 Hawthorn 2.0 4.2 4.5 5.8 38 Geelong 3.5 7.8 10.12 12.15 87 Kardinia Park 18-Apr-1953
38 Hawthorn 3.2 3.7 3.11 4.14 38 St Kilda 3.3 4.6 4.8 9.13 67 Junction Oval 25-July-1953
39 Richmond 1.2 2.5 3.7 5.9 39 Collingwood 2.1 5.1 7.7 9.8 62 Victoria Park 30-May-1953
41 Essendon 1.0 3.7 4.7 5.11 41 Western Bulldogs 3.7 3.8 4.11 6.13 49 M.C.G. 5-Sept-1953
42 Hawthorn 4.2 5.4 6.5 6.6 42 Western Bulldogs 1.3 6.6 11.9 16.15 111 Western Oval 9-May-1953
42 Richmond 3.4 3.7 5.9 5.12 42 North Melbourne 0.1 3.5 4.5 6.9 45 Arden St 20-June-1953

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Biggest Wins

Score Team Quarters Score Team Quarters Score Venue Date
86 Geelong 5.1 11.6 14.8 21.10 136 Fitzroy 3.3 5.5 5.6 7.8 50 Kardinia Park 13-June-1953
85 North Melbourne 4.3 11.4 14.10 20.11 131 St Kilda 2.2 4.7 5.9 5.16 46 Arden St 18-July-1953
75 Collingwood 6.4 11.7 11.12 19.17 131 St Kilda 2.4 5.6 7.7 8.8 56 Victoria Park 13-June-1953
71 Sydney 4.2 9.7 11.10 18.16 124 St Kilda 1.1 4.2 6.9 7.11 53 Junction Oval 6-June-1953
70 Collingwood 3.3 3.10 4.13 13.18 96 Hawthorn 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.8 26 Victoria Park 23-May-1953
70 North Melbourne 4.4 8.9 10.16 17.19 121 Fitzroy 1.2 3.6 4.8 7.9 51 Arden St 8-Aug-1953
69 Western Bulldogs 1.3 6.6 11.9 16.15 111 Hawthorn 4.2 5.4 6.5 6.6 42 Western Oval 9-May-1953
69 Geelong 3.6 5.13 12.14 14.18 102 Richmond 2.0 4.1 4.7 4.9 33 Kardinia Park 15-Aug-1953
64 Essendon 3.8 6.10 12.14 17.20 122 St Kilda 1.3 4.9 5.12 7.16 58 Windy Hill 9-May-1953
62 Sydney 4.3 5.4 10.11 13.20 98 St Kilda 1.2 2.6 3.7 4.12 36 Lake Oval 29-Aug-1953
61 Western Bulldogs 1.1 3.7 6.12 12.18 90 St Kilda 1.2 2.2 4.5 4.5 29 Western Oval 22-Aug-1953
60 Western Bulldogs 2.2 5.3 8.5 10.6 66 Fitzroy 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6 Western Oval 23-May-1953
54 Geelong 6.7 9.8 15.15 15.16 106 Richmond 1.2 2.6 4.7 6.16 52 Punt Rd 23-May-1953
54 Geelong 4.4 6.8 11.11 16.14 110 Melbourne 1.3 4.4 5.6 8.8 56 Kardinia Park 29-Aug-1953
53 Geelong 1.5 5.10 9.13 14.16 100 Sydney 4.2 5.2 6.4 7.5 47 Kardinia Park 30-May-1953

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Win-Loss Record by Margin

Team 0 1-6 7-12 13-18 19-24 25-36 37-48 49-60 61-84 85-108 109-132 133+ 1-49 50-99 100+
Carlton 2-2 2-2 0-1 1-2 3-0 1-1 1-0 9-8 1-0
Collingwood 1-1 2-0 4-0 3-0 2-2 2-1 2-0 14-4 2-0
Essendon 0-1 1-3 1-2 3-0 5-0 2-0 1-0 12-6 1-0
Fitzroy 3-1 3-0 1-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 10-5 0-3
Geelong 1-0 1-2 2-0 3-1 2-1 1-1 4-0 1-0 1-0 11-5 5-0
Hawthorn 1-1 0-3 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-1 0-2 3-13 0-2
Melbourne 1 1-4 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-4 0-2 0-1 3-13 0-1
North Melbourne 4-2 0-2 1-2 0-2 2-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 7-8 2-1
Richmond 1 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 3-12 0-2
St Kilda 2-0 0-1 1-2 0-2 2-1 0-1 0-5 0-1 5-7 0-6
Sydney 1-1 2-2 0-2 3-1 1-2 0-1 2-0 7-8 2-1
Western Bulldogs 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-2 0-2 4-1 1-0 2-0 11-6 3-0

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Win-Loss Record by Quarter

W-D-L, cumulative points For-Against, and average For-Against, at each quarter's end.

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals
Carlton 6-0-12 278-327 (15.4-18.2) 11-0-7 373-303 (20.7-16.8) 10-0-8 424-341 (23.6-18.9) 8-1-9 334-339 (18.6-18.8) 35-1-36 1409-1310 (19.6-18.2)
Collingwood 11-1-8 417-301 (20.9-15.1) 12-0-8 395-381 (19.8-19.1) 11-0-9 401-313 (20.1-15.7) 10-0-10 472-359 (23.6-17.9) 44-1-35 1685-1354 (21.1-16.9)
Essendon 13-0-6 357-330 (18.8-17.4) 9-0-10 420-307 (22.1-16.2) 15-1-3 426-257 (22.4-13.5) 10-0-9 367-332 (19.3-17.5) 47-1-28 1570-1226 (20.7-16.1)
Fitzroy 10-0-8 357-340 (19.8-18.9) 7-0-11 300-354 (16.7-19.7) 5-0-13 260-349 (14.4-19.4) 5-0-13 291-378 (16.2-21.0) 27-0-45 1208-1421 (16.8-19.7)
Geelong 15-0-6 452-317 (21.5-15.1) 12-0-9 413-342 (19.7-16.3) 14-0-7 452-284 (21.5-13.5) 14-0-7 417-340 (19.9-16.2) 55-0-29 1734-1283 (20.6-15.3)
Hawthorn 4-1-13 254-353 (14.1-19.6) 5-0-13 261-355 (14.5-19.7) 4-0-14 223-336 (12.4-18.7) 8-0-10 236-377 (13.1-20.9) 21-1-50 974-1421 (13.5-19.7)
Melbourne 6-0-12 265-375 (14.7-20.8) 11-0-7 280-341 (15.6-18.9) 3-1-14 220-394 (12.2-21.9) 12-0-6 372-310 (20.7-17.2) 32-1-39 1137-1420 (15.8-19.7)
North Melbourne 11-0-7 313-275 (17.4-15.3) 11-0-7 370-326 (20.6-18.1) 12-0-6 353-283 (19.6-15.7) 8-0-10 352-403 (19.6-22.4) 42-0-30 1388-1287 (19.3-17.9)
Richmond 5-0-13 286-435 (15.9-24.2) 7-0-11 336-373 (18.7-20.7) 9-0-9 330-392 (18.3-21.8) 8-0-10 268-301 (14.9-16.7) 29-0-43 1220-1501 (16.9-20.8)
St Kilda 7-0-11 324-349 (18.0-19.4) 7-0-11 273-375 (15.2-20.8) 8-0-10 238-354 (13.2-19.7) 3-1-14 230-483 (12.8-26.8) 25-1-46 1065-1561 (14.8-21.7)
Sydney 12-0-6 368-242 (20.4-13.4) 6-0-12 282-395 (15.7-21.9) 11-0-7 331-331 (18.4-18.4) 10-0-8 404-355 (22.4-19.7) 39-0-33 1385-1323 (19.2-18.4)
Western Bulldogs 11-0-9 270-297 (13.5-14.8) 14-0-6 358-209 (17.9-10.4) 9-0-11 305-329 (15.3-16.4) 15-0-5 462-228 (23.1-11.4) 49-0-31 1395-1063 (17.4-13.3)

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Time Breakdowns

Not available - this needs play-by-play/scoring-timeline data (when each score happened within a game), which isn't in the imported dataset.

No games match this record.

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Debuts

AFL Debuts Club Debuts
Player Match Round Age Player Match Round Age
Alex Boyle Carlton v Western Bulldogs R1 23y 125d Tony Walsh Carlton v Western Bulldogs R1 24y 139d
Jack Hosking Carlton v Western Bulldogs R1 21y 108d Kevin Coghlan Hawthorn v Geelong R1 23y 186d
John James Carlton v Western Bulldogs R1 19y 90d Tom Meehan Fitzroy v Essendon R1 27y 18d
Max Wenn Carlton v Western Bulldogs R1 26y 217d Chester Read St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 24y 58d
Dave Little Collingwood v Sydney R1 22y 101d Leo OHalloran Sydney v Essendon R2 27y 325d
Jack Harrington Essendon v Fitzroy R1 22y 296d Allan Le Nepveu St Kilda v Hawthorn R2 25y 207d
Arnie Bench Fitzroy v Essendon R1 21y 216d Harvey Stevens Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn R3 22y 274d
Ron Stockman Western Bulldogs v Carlton R1 18y 242d Richie Green Sydney v North Melbourne R5 27y 248d
Nick Gelavis Sydney v Collingwood R1 23y 307d Ray Martini Carlton v St Kilda R5 22y 313d
Ivan Baumgartner Geelong v Hawthorn R1 19y 38d Jeff Patterson Richmond v Collingwood R6 24y 208d
Alf Chown Hawthorn v Geelong R1 20y 355d Ken McKaige Carlton v North Melbourne R7 23y 293d
Graham Peck Hawthorn v Geelong R1 22y 338d Tom Jones Western Bulldogs v Richmond R8 22y 338d
Ian Pearson St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 19y 68d Stan Vandersluys Richmond v Western Bulldogs R8 28y 337d
Dale Anderson Melbourne v Richmond R1 21y 312d Peter Schofield Melbourne v Hawthorn R10 21y 135d
Leigh Gloury Melbourne v Richmond R1 23y 205d Ron McKenzie Melbourne v Richmond R12 22y 224d
Peter Marquis Melbourne v Richmond R1 21y 36d Jack Stevens Sydney v Collingwood R12 23y 359d
Ken Melville Melbourne v Richmond R1 22y 66d Kevin Darrigan Fitzroy v Sydney R14 21y 290d
Ron Branton Richmond v Melbourne R1 19y 312d Bob Atkinson Sydney v North Melbourne R16 23y 110d
Kevin Coppock Richmond v Melbourne R1 20y 344d
Bill Green Richmond v Melbourne R1 21y 82d
Harold Davies St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 20y 151d
Brian Gleeson St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 18y 166d
Bill Linger St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 21y 342d
Geoff Turner St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 24y 223d
Roy Cullinan Sydney v Collingwood R1 20y 116d
Alan McPherson Sydney v Collingwood R1 21y 107d
Noel Evans Carlton v Melbourne R2 22y 169d
Kevin Clarke Collingwood v North Melbourne R2 21y 82d
John Towner Essendon v Sydney R2 19y 164d
Ron McCarthy Western Bulldogs v Geelong R2 18y 180d
Norm Thompson Western Bulldogs v Geelong R2 19y 321d
Don Cameron Melbourne v Carlton R2 21y 289d
Bill Morrow Melbourne v Carlton R2 24y 209d
Maurie Reeves Melbourne v Carlton R2 23y 63d
Brian Johnson North Melbourne v Collingwood R2 20y 222d
Brian Davie Richmond v Fitzroy R2 18y 244d
Neville Linney St Kilda v Hawthorn R2 19y 305d
Ray Preston Sydney v Essendon R2 22y 126d
John Svenson Sydney v Essendon R2 21y 328d
Tom Tarrant Collingwood v Geelong R3 21y 222d
Neville Waller Collingwood v Geelong R3 20y 234d
Allen Warren Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn R3 22y 7d
Ian Egerton Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs R3 22y 96d
Alf Hughes Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs R3 22y 318d
Ian McCann Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs R3 19y 254d
John McCashney Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs R3 20y 343d
Wally Nash Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs R3 23y 333d
Don Williams Melbourne v North Melbourne R3 17y 187d
Ron Barassi Melbourne v Western Bulldogs R4 17y 78d
Bruce Murray Geelong v Essendon R4 20y 82d
Gerry Walsh Richmond v St Kilda R4 21y 12d
Dick Gill Carlton v St Kilda R5 21y 132d
Lerrel Sharp Collingwood v Hawthorn R5 19y 351d
Terry Waites Collingwood v Hawthorn R5 20y 25d
Ian Monks Essendon v Melbourne R5 21y 290d
John McMahon Geelong v Richmond R5 17y 170d
Noel Baker Melbourne v Essendon R5 19y 152d
Geoff Case Melbourne v Essendon R5 17y 250d
Ron Walsh North Melbourne v Sydney R5 20y 253d
Gerry McDonald Sydney v North Melbourne R5 21y 300d
Gerald Burke Carlton v Hawthorn R6 22y 179d
Jeff Gamble Essendon v North Melbourne R6 18y 6d
Les Borrack Geelong v Sydney R6 20y 35d
Kevin Gleeson Richmond v Collingwood R6 22y 254d
Tom Hafey Richmond v Collingwood R6 21y 298d
Pat Milburn Collingwood v Western Bulldogs R7 21y 25d
John Kerr Western Bulldogs v Collingwood R7 18y 326d
Kevin White Western Bulldogs v Collingwood R7 20y 77d
Graham Minihan St Kilda v Sydney R7 18y 270d
Dave Donaldson Sydney v St Kilda R7 19y 172d
Keith White Hawthorn v North Melbourne R8 19y 122d
Jim Eley St Kilda v Collingwood R8 20y 220d
Don Keyter Sydney v Melbourne R8 21y 273d
Mal Pascoe Essendon v Hawthorn R9 20y 81d
Reg Renwick Fitzroy v Carlton R9 21y 123d
Ian Letcher Western Bulldogs v Sydney R9 17y 334d
Ron Porta Western Bulldogs v Sydney R9 17y 17d
Peter Hughes Hawthorn v Essendon R9 19y 3d
Jim Roberts Geelong v Carlton R10 21y 220d
Terry Gleeson Melbourne v Hawthorn R10 19y 254d
Reg Grant North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs R10 20y 193d
Frank Slater Richmond v Sydney R10 19y 76d
Graham Spooner Fitzroy v Collingwood R11 20y 124d
Don Worland Geelong v North Melbourne R11 21y 26d
Reg Fisher Richmond v Hawthorn R11 20y 307d
Bob Constable Melbourne v St Kilda R11 21y 81d
Lloyd Brewer Richmond v Hawthorn R11 24y 133d
Frank Dunin Richmond v Hawthorn R11 18y 5d
Peter Webster Carlton v Western Bulldogs R12 20y 339d
Kevin Bradley Essendon v Fitzroy R12 21y 264d
Ron Taylor Sydney v Collingwood R12 20y 363d
Don Howell St Kilda v Hawthorn R13 18y 10d
Tony Bull Melbourne v Carlton R13 23y 62d
Jack Nuttall Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn R14 24y 183d
Lionel Ollington Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn R14 25y 225d
Max Jose Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs R14 17y 350d
Norm Maginness Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs R14 20y 94d
Frank Adams Melbourne v North Melbourne R14 18y 50d
Murray Weideman Collingwood v Carlton R15 17y 173d
Pat Hogan Sydney v Hawthorn R15 22y 262d
Maurie Lyon Sydney v Hawthorn R15 22y 204d
Frank Summers Sydney v Hawthorn R15 22y 325d
Hugh Mitchell Essendon v Melbourne R16 18y 266d
Jim Cusack Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R16 22y 286d
Ern Trickey Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R16 19y 280d
Jack Meagher Sydney v North Melbourne R16 23y 23d
Keith Bromage Collingwood v Richmond R17 15y 287d
John Ford Fitzroy v Melbourne R17 21y 363d
Keith Webb Fitzroy v Melbourne R17 20y 144d
Reg Hall Richmond v Collingwood R17 21y 155d
Bob Myers St Kilda v Western Bulldogs R17 22y 266d
Peter Bevilacqua Carlton v North Melbourne R18 20y 61d
Bob Henderson Fitzroy v Hawthorn R18 19y 214d
Graham Knight Fitzroy v Hawthorn R18 22y 118d
Charlie Wanhope Fitzroy v Hawthorn R18 19y 15d
Alan Trusler Western Bulldogs v Collingwood R18 20y 67d
Allan Callow St Kilda v Sydney R18 23y 342d

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Milestones

Player Milestone Rank Player Milestone Rank
Round 1
Bill Twomey 100 goals 230th
John Coleman 400 goals 18th
Round 3
Ted Fletcher 100 games 575th Jack Howell 200 goals 85th
Round 4
Norm Johnstone 150 games 192nd
Round 5
Des Healey 100 games 576th Ken Albiston 100 goals 231st
Round 7
Jack Jones 150 games 193rd
Round 8
Des Rowe 100 games 577th
Roy Wright 100 games 578th
Round 9
Bill Stephen 100 games 579th
Dave Bryden 100 games 580th
Leo Turner 100 games 581st
Round 10
Keith Schaefer 100 games 582nd Maurie Dunstan 100 goals 232nd
Robert McKenzie 200 goals 86th
Bill Wilson 200 goals 87th
Alan Ruthven 400 goals 19th
Round 11
Bruce Morrison 100 games 583rd
Round 12
Geoff Spring 100 games 584th Neil Trezise 100 goals 233rd
Round 13
Norm Johnstone 100 goals 234th
Round 14
Alan Ruthven 200 games 45th
Round 15
Bernie Smith 100 games 585th
Round 16
Bob Davis 100 games 586th
Round 17
Gerald Marchesi 100 goals 235th

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