1953 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1953 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 16 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), F. Adams, K. Albiston, D. Anderson, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, J. Ferguson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, D. Williams
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, K. Bradley, J. Clarke, B. Coleman, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Melbourne (8.9.57) were defeated by Essendon (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Anderson (3), N. Clarke (2), F. Adams, D. Cordner, B. McKenzie
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), B. Hutchison (3), G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, B. Syme
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,543
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Anderson, Dale | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||