1953 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.