1953 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 3-1-14, P%: 80.1%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
38
Brownlow Leader(s):
Denis Cordner (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Bob McKenzie (38)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Ken Melville
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Denis Cordner
Vice-Captain(s):
Noel McMahen
Player Results
Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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Adams, Frank | #41 | 4 | R14-R17 | 5 | |
Albiston, Ken | #6 | 17 | R01-R02, R04-R18 | 11 | |
Anderson, Dale | #32 | 6 | R01-R02, R04, R16-R18 | 14 | |
Arnold, Lance | #29 | 17 | R01-R11, R13-R18 | 0 | |
Baker, Noel | #21 | 2 | R05-R06 | 0 | |
Barassi, Ron | #31 | 6 | R04, R11-R13, R16, R18 | 0 | |
Beckwith, John | #30 | 16 | R01-R15, R18 | 0 | |
Bull, Tony | #29 | 4 | R13-R15, R17 | 1 | |
Cameron, Don | #8 | 2 | R02-R03 | 1 | |
Carroll, Keith | #19 | 6 | R05-R10 | 0 | |
Case, Geoff | #7 | 12 | R05-R13, R15-R16, R18 | 0 | |
Christie, Ken | #4 | 18 | R01-R18 | 2 | |
Clarke, Noel | #26 | 15 | R01-R11, R15-R18 | 6 | |
Constable, Bob | #40 | 3 | R11-R13 | 1 | |
Cordner, Denis | #1 | 18 | R01-R18 | 15 | |
Ferguson, John | #22 | 3 | R16-R18 | 0 | |
Gleeson, Terry | #28 | 2 | R10, R14 | 0 | |
Gloury, Leigh | #23 | 9 | R01, R03, R05, R08-R09, R12-R15 | 1 | |
Krause, Alan | #13 | 3 | R01-R03 | 1 | |
Lane, Ralph | #34 | 13 | R06-R18 | 2 | |
Marquis, Peter | #3 | 17 | R01, R03-R18 | 1 | |
McGivern, Geoff | #17 | 18 | R01-R18 | 13 | |
McKenzie, Bob | #2 | 17 | R01-R11, R13-R18 | 38 | |
McKenzie, Ron | #43 | 1 | R12 | 0 | |
McLean, Ian | #5 | 9 | R01-R03, R13-R18 | 0 | |
McMahen, Noel | #35 | 17 | R01-R06, R08-R18 | 0 | |
Melville, Ken | #38 | 17 | R01-R14, R16-R18 | 0 | |
Morrow, Bill | #24 | 6 | R02-R05, R07, R12 | 4 | |
Orr, Max | #9 | 2 | R01-R02 | 0 | |
Paynter, Nevin | #18 | 7 | R01-R04, R07-R08, R11 | 0 | |
Reeves, Maurie | #39 | 10 | R02-R04, R06-R12 | 4 | |
Schofield, Peter | #11 | 6 | R10-R15 | 14 | |
Spencer, Stuart | #12 | 16 | R01-R11, R14-R18 | 10 | |
Thomson, Jack | #33 | 15 | R01-R07, R09, R12-R18 | 7 | |
Whitaker, Neil | #27 | 1 | R17 | 0 | |
Williams, Don | #25 | 16 | R03-R18 | 0 | |
Wilson, Jim | #11 | 2 | R01, R12 | 2 | |
Woods, Mike | #37 | 7 | R04-R10 | 4 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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Smith, Norm | 18 | 3 | -1- | 14 | R01-R18 |
Match Results
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 6 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 31 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
09/05/1953 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 1 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 45 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 11 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 10 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 24 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
13/06/1953 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 6 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 15 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 28 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
04/07/1953 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 4 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 26 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
01/08/1953 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MEL by 3 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 37 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 25 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 15 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 54 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
Internal Links
- Season (1953): Click here
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