1953 VFL Season 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 fourteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at the MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Melbourne (9.13.67) defeated North Melbourne (8.16.64).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Denis CordnerCoach: Norm Smith
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Wally Carter
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 | |||