1953 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by Footscray in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 129.9)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 19 | 1 | R01-18, SF |
| Booth, Stan | #2 | 17 | 13 | R01-17 |
| Bradley, Kevin | #5 | 3 | 0 | R12, R16, R18 |
| Carstairs, Jim | #20 | 6 | 1 | R04-07, R09, R11 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 17 | 1 | R01-11, R13-17, SF |
| Coleman, Brian | #17 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R16-18 |
| Coleman, John | #10 | 18 | 97 | R01-11, R13-18, SF |
| Dale, Alan | #15 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Gallagher, Fred | #13 | 12 | 5 | R01-06, R08-09, R12, R14, R18, SF |
| Gamble, Jeff | #22 | 6 | 3 | R06-10, R17 |
| Gardiner, Les | #18 | 14 | 0 | R01-08, R13-16, R18, SF |
| Gill, John | #3 | 15 | 8 | R01-04, R08, R10-18, SF |
| Gilmore, Brian | #28 | 3 | 0 | R03-05 |
| Harrington, Jack | #23 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R07-16, R18, SF |
| Heenan, Jim | #14 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 18 | 27 | R01-11, R13-18, SF |
| Jones, Jack | #24 | 16 | 2 | R01, R04-08, R10-18, SF |
| Knowles, Jack | #21 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R12-13 |
| Law, Alby | #36 | 2 | 1 | R10-11 |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 18 | 16 | R01-10, R12-18, SF |
| Mann, Lance | #32 | 17 | 5 | R01-10, R12, R14-18, SF |
| McConnell, Roy | #25 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| McDonald, Norm | #4 | 19 | 3 | R01-18, SF |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 2 | 1 | R16-17 |
| Monks, Ian | #29 | 12 | 17 | R05, R07-09, R11-15, R17-18, SF |
| Morris, Hugh | #6 | 8 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R09, R12 |
| O'Sullivan, Peter | #16 | 19 | 1 | R01-18, SF |
| Pascoe, Mal | #34 | 9 | 0 | R09-15, R17, SF |
| Payne, Fred | #35 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| Syme, Bob | #26 | 16 | 7 | R01-02, R05-06, R08-18, SF |
| Thaw, Alan | #8 | 14 | 0 | R06-18, SF |
| Towner, John | #33 | 11 | 12 | R02-07, R11-13, R15, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 19 | 13 | -0- | 6 | R01-18, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 64 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 45 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 18/07/1953 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Dick Reynolds | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 05/09/1953 | Semi Final | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |