1953 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 107.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasy, Doug | #17 | 17 | 15 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Bevilacqua, Peter | #5 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Boyle, Alex | #6 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Brown, John | #16 | 14 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-16 |
| Burke, Gerald | #5 | 8 | 12 | R06-13 |
| Calder, Don | #19 | 4 | 0 | R01, R10-12 |
| Caspar, Harry | #24 | 4 | 0 | R06-09 |
| Chick, John | #23 | 13 | 1 | R03-09, R11-16 |
| Comben, Bruce | #15 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R05-10, R13-18 |
| Dern, Harry | #6 | 8 | 0 | R02-04, R06, R08-11 |
| Dunn, Harvey | #22 | 4 | 4 | R14-17 |
| English, Vin | #14 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Evans, Noel | #29 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Ferry, George | #25 | 11 | 2 | R03-12, R14 |
| Gilchrist, Graham | #28 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Gill, Dick | #20 | 8 | 0 | R05, R12-18 |
| Guy, Doug | #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Hands, Ken | #1 | 17 | 7 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Hosking, Jack | #28 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Howell, Jack | #13 | 16 | 28 | R01-08, R10-11, R13-18 |
| James, John | #10 | 16 | 8 | R01, R03-04, R06-18 |
| Kerr, Laurie | #11 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Martini, Ray | #27 | 7 | 0 | R05-06, R09-10, R12-14 |
| McKaige, Ken | #8 | 7 | 0 | R07-12, R18 |
| Mills, Jack | #9 | 18 | 10 | R01-18 |
| Milroy, Bill | #2 | 18 | 9 | R01-18 |
| Molony, Brian | #31 | 8 | 0 | R01-05, R14-15, R18 |
| Robertson, Ron | #21 | 6 | 1 | R02-03, R15-18 |
| Spencer, John | #32 | 18 | 32 | R01-18 |
| Stafford, George | #30 | 8 | 0 | R03-05, R09, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Sullivan, Harry | #3 | 8 | 0 | R02-04, R13-17 |
| Thomas, Max | #34 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Walsh, Tony | #12 | 8 | 20 | R01-05, R07, R09, R13 |
| Warburton, Keith | #7 | 14 | 9 | R01-05, R10-18 |
| Webster, Peter | #33 | 4 | 1 | R12, R15-17 |
| Wenn, Max | #18 | 16 | 26 | R01-13, R16-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, Perce | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 5 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 31 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 6 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 9 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 20 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 52 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 45 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 6 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 24 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 24 | Perce Bentley | Keith Warburton |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 26 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CARL by 27 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 5 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 42 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 11 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |