1953 VFL Round 13: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1953 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1953 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Comben, V. English, D. Gill, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, R. Martini, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Spencer, H. Sullivan, T. Walsh, K. Warburton, M. Wenn
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, K. Christie, B. Constable, L. Gloury, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, P. Schofield, J. Thomson, D. Williams
Carlton (12.24.96) defeated Melbourne (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Burke (3), M. Wenn (3), T. Walsh (2), D. Beasy, K. Hands, J. James, J. Spencer
Melbourne: G. McGivern (2), B. McKenzie (2), P. Schofield (2), T. Bull, K. Christie, B. Constable, D. Cordner
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,367
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 24 | 12 | . | 24 | (96) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | MELB by 23 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 10 | CARL by 26 | CARL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Gill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 24 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Constable, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||