1953 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1953 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 2 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at 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
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, D. Anderson, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, D. Cameron, K. Christie, N. Clarke, A. Krause, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, B. Morrow, M. Orr, N. Paynter, M. Reeves, S. Spencer, J. Thomson
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, B. Comben, H. Dern, V. English, N. Evans, D. Guy, J. Howell, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, H. Sullivan, M. Thomas, T. Walsh, K. Warburton, M. Wenn
Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by Carlton (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), G. McGivern (2), D. Anderson, D. Cameron
Carlton: D. Beasy (3), J. Spencer (3), J. Howell (2), J. Mills, B. Milroy, R. Robertson, T. Walsh, M. Wenn
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||