1953 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1953 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), F. Adams, K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Christie, T. Gleeson, L. Gloury, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, P. Schofield, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, L. Icke, T. Jarrard, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, K. Smith
Melbourne (9.13.67) defeated North Melbourne (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), P. Schofield (2), F. Adams, D. Cordner, J. Thomson
North Melbourne: R. Grant (3), B. Johnson (2), G. Marchesi (2), N. Doolan
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,768
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
9.13.67 - 8.16.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | NMLB by 2 | MELB by 15 | NMLB by 9 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||