1953 VFL Season: North Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Home Ground: Arden Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 107.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Allen Aylett (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Gerald Marchesi (49)
Syd Barker Medal Recipient(s): Jack O'Halloran

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Kevin Dynon

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alford, Noel #14 13 R01-R03, R05-R07, R11-R13, R15-R18 18
Aylett, Allen #17 18 R01-R18 32
Brady, John #20 16 R01-R07, R10-R18 10
Brooker, Bob #28 12 R01-R03, R05-R07, R12-R17 8
Cuffe, Jack #9 2 R08-R09 0
Doolan, Neil #12 8 R03-R07, R12-R14 1
Dynon, Kevin #2 13 R01-R08, R10, R13, R16-R18 0
Easton, Kevin #30 10 R07-R12, R15-R18 13
Edwards, Jack #35 9 R01-R03, R10, R12, R14-R17 0
Grambeau, Mick #1 10 R01-R04, R13-R18 14
Grant, Reg #13 8 R10, R12-R18 7
Hamilton, Peter #11 11 R01-R06, R08-R11, R13 0
Icke, Laurie #27 15 R01-R05, R07-R16 0
Jarrard, Ted #4 16 R02-R11, R13-R18 0
Johnson, Brian #10 16 R02-R10, R12-R18 3
Johnson, Percy #26 14 R05-R18 0
Kelly, Pat #22 14 R01, R06-R18 0
Larsen, Ted #33 18 R01-R18 0
Lawrence, Vic #19 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 6
Lineen, Jock #25 7 R02, R04-R06, R11-R13 0
Marchesi, Gerald #3 18 R01-R18 49
Martyn, Bryan #31 13 R04-R11, R14-R18 2
McCorkell, Jock #18 4 R01-R04 0
McMahon, Kevin #21 18 R01-R18 1
Mogg, Les #23 5 R01-R03, R08-R09 4
O'Halloran, Jack #5 18 R01-R18 17
Parkes, Eric #29 12 R01-R07, R09-R11, R14-R15 1
Reeves, John #6 1 R01 0
Reeves, Les #24 7 R06-R08, R10-R12, R18 0
Smith, Kevin #8 8 R01, R04, R08-R12, R14 5
Spencer, Jock #7 4 R04, R08-R09, R18 7
Thornton, Col #32 1 R11 0
Walsh, Ron #36 4 R05, R09, R17-R18 0

Team Line-Up

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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)
Carter, Wally 18 9 -0- 9 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1953 Round 1 St Kilda AWAY WIN NOR by 48 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
02/05/1953 Round 2 Collingwood HOME WIN NOR by 43 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
09/05/1953 Round 3 Melbourne HOME WIN NOR by 1 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
16/05/1953 Round 4 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 11 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
23/05/1953 Round 5 South Melbourne AWAY WIN NOR by 4 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
30/05/1953 Round 6 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 17 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
06/06/1953 Round 7 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 52 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
13/06/1953 Round 8 Hawthorn AWAY WIN NOR by 18 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
20/06/1953 Round 9 Richmond HOME WIN NOR by 3 Wally Carter unknown
27/06/1953 Round 10 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 17 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
04/07/1953 Round 11 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 1 Wally Carter unknown
18/07/1953 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN NOR by 85 Wally Carter unknown
25/07/1953 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 29 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
01/08/1953 Round 14 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 3 Wally Carter unknown
08/08/1953 Round 15 Fitzroy HOME WIN NOR by 70 Wally Carter unknown
15/08/1953 Round 16 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 31 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
22/08/1953 Round 17 Essendon AWAY WIN NOR by 1 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon
29/08/1953 Round 18 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 11 Wally Carter Kevin Dynon