1953 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1953 between Melbourne and Carlton during round two of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Carlton at the MCG. Denis Cordner captained the hosts. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by Carlton (13.12.90).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 2 May 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 30,325

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 8.11.59 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Carlton 2 . 2 8 . 4 11 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin MELB by 2 CARL by 30 CARL by 38 CARL by 31 CARL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Denis Cordner
Coach: Norm Smith

Carlton

Captain: Ken Hands
Coach: Perce Bentley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Albiston, Ken ? ? 0 ?
32 Anderson, Dale ? ? 1 ?
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Cameron, Don ? ? 1 ?
4 Christie, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Krause, Alan ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 4 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
38 Melville, Ken ? ? 0 ?
24 Morrow, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Orr, Max ? ? 0 ?
18 Paynter, Nevin ? ? 0 ?
39 Reeves, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 3 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
6 Dern, Harry ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
29 Evans, Noel ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
31 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 1 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 3 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
34 Thomas, Max ? ? 0 ?
12 Walsh, Tony ? ? 1 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s