1953 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by Footscray in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.