1953 Games · 1953 Player Statistics

Essendon 46 – 57 Melbourne

← · 1953 · Round 5 · 23/05/1953 2:15 · Windy Hill · Crowd 9500 · →

Essendon 2.3.154.5.295.7.376.10.46
Melbourne 2.2.145.2.326.3.399.3.57
Qrt margin ES by 1ME by 3ME by 2ME by 11
Qrt scores ES 15-14ME 18-14ES 8-7ME 18-9
Field umpires Max Blumfield (24)

Essendon Match Statistics (46) — 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 2
20 Jim Carstairs
1 Jack Clarke
10 John Coleman 2
13 Fred Gallagher
18 Les Gardiner
28 Brian Gilmore
7 Bill Hutchison 1
24 Jack Jones
30 Geoff Leek 1
32 Lance Mann
25 Roy McConnell
4 Norm McDonald
29 Ian Monks
6 Hugh Morris
16 Peter OSullivan
9 Greg Sewell
26 Bob Syme
33 John Towner
Totals 6
Opposition 9

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
6 Ken Albiston 1
29 Lance Arnold
21 Noel Baker
30 John Beckwith
19 Keith Carroll
7 Geoff Case
4 Ken Christie
26 Noel Clarke
1 Denis Cordner 3
23 Leigh Gloury
3 Peter Marquis
17 Geoff McGivern 1
2 Robert McKenzie 2
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
24 Bill Morrow 1
12 Stuart Spencer
33 Jack Thomson
25 Don Williams
37 Mike Woods 1
Totals 9
Opposition 6

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 310d 82 (59-1-22 72.56%) 20 (0.24) ← ←
2 Stan Booth 19y 171d 10 (5-0-5 50.00%) 13 (1.30) ← ←
20 Jim Carstairs 23y 265d 18 (9-1-8 52.78%) 14 (0.78) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 19y 313d 25 (10-1-14 42.00%) 3 (0.12) ← ←
10 John Coleman 24y 181d 79 (54-1-24 68.99%) 435 (5.51) ← ←
13 Fred Gallagher 22y 142d 12 (6-1-5 54.17%) 6 (0.50) ← ←
18 Les Gardiner 30y 118d 157 (109-3-45 70.38%) ← ←
28 Brian Gilmore 23y 173d 11 (5-1-5 50.00%) 2 (0.18) ← ←
7 Bill Hutchison 30y 25d 210 (145-5-60 70.24%) 357 (1.70) ← ←
24 Jack Jones 28y 197d 148 (108-2-38 73.65%) 140 (0.95) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 21y 94d 16 (10-0-6 62.50%) 12 (0.75) ← ←
32 Lance Mann 22y 315d 30 (18-1-11 61.67%) 14 (0.47) ← ←
25 Roy McConnell 25y 275d 78 (54-1-23 69.87%) ← ←
4 Norm McDonald 27y 164d 114 (81-2-31 71.93%) ← ←
29 Ian Monks 21y 290d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
6 Hugh Morris 21y 121d 12 (6-0-6 50.00%) 2 (0.17) ← ←
16 Peter OSullivan 21y 1d 17 (7-1-9 44.12%) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 19y 327d 12 (5-0-7 41.67%) ← ←
26 Bob Syme 28y 174d 103 (66-3-34 65.53%) 52 (0.50) ← ←
33 John Towner 19y 185d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 302d 1139 (758-24-357 67.60%) 1071 (0.94)
C Dick Reynolds 37y 337d 269 (185-6-78 69.89%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
6 Ken Albiston 26y 193d 81 (39-2-40 49.38%) 100 (1.23) 23 (10-1-12 45.65%) 24 (1.04)
29 Lance Arnold 27y 17d 119 (57-1-61 48.32%) 84 (0.71) ← ←
21 Noel Baker 19y 152d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
30 John Beckwith 20y 249d 37 (10-1-26 28.38%) 19 (0.51) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 22y 59d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
7 Geoff Case 17y 250d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
4 Ken Christie 25y 268d 34 (10-1-23 30.88%) 7 (0.21) ← ←
26 Noel Clarke 22y 148d 37 (11-1-25 31.08%) 75 (2.03) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 28y 329d 79 (36-1-42 46.20%) 64 (0.81) ← ←
23 Leigh Gloury 23y 240d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 21y 71d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 22y 147d 54 (22-1-31 41.67%) 33 (0.61) ← ←
2 Robert McKenzie 24y 155d 87 (44-1-42 51.15%) 187 (2.15) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 26y 205d 106 (51-1-54 48.58%) 25 (0.24) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 22y 101d 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) ← ←
24 Bill Morrow 24y 230d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 4 (1.00) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 21y 109d 52 (21-1-30 41.35%) 23 (0.44) ← ←
33 Jack Thomson 24y 118d 54 (22-1-31 41.67%) 42 (0.78) ← ←
25 Don Williams 17y 201d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) ← ←
37 Mike Woods 26y 295d 67 (34-1-32 51.49%) 3 (0.04) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 104d 830 (365-13-452 44.76%) 667 (0.80)
C Norm Smith 38y 183d 79 (40-3-36 52.53%) 24 (10-1-13 43.75%)

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.