1953 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1953 between North Melbourne and Carlton during round 18 of the 1953 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Carlton at Arden Street Oval. Kevin Dynon captained the hosts. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), N. Alford, A. Aylett, J. Brady, K. Easton, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, T. Jarrard, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, L. Reeves, J. Spencer, R. Walsh

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, P. Bevilacqua, B. Comben, V. English, G. Gilchrist, D. Gill, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, K. McKaige, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, K. Warburton, M. Wenn

North Melbourne (14.10.94) were defeated by Carlton (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), N. Alford (2), A. Aylett (2), G. Marchesi (2), J. Brady, K. Easton, M. Grambeau
Carlton: J. Howell (3), J. Spencer (3), K. Warburton (3), B. Milroy (2), G. Gilchrist, J. James, J. Mills, M. Wenn

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: North Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 29 August 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 14.10.94 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 5 5 . 7 8 . 8 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Carlton 2 . 2 7 . 6 9 . 11 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin NMLB by 9 CARL by 11 CARL by 9 CARL by 11 CARL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne), Ken Hands (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Rowe

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Alford, Noel ? ? 2 ?
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 2 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Easton, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
1 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 1 ?
13 Grant, Reg ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
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 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 5 ?
36 Walsh, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
5 Bevilacqua, Peter ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 1 ?
20 Gill, Dick ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 3 ?
10 James, John ? ? 1 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
8 McKaige, Ken ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 2 ?
31 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 3 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 3 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s