1953 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 3-1-14, P%: 80.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Frank | #41 | 4 | 5 | R14-17 |
| Albiston, Ken | #6 | 17 | 11 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Anderson, Dale | #32 | 6 | 14 | R01-02, R04, R16-18 |
| Arnold, Lance | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Baker, Noel | #21 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Barassi, Ron | #31 | 6 | 0 | R04, R11-13, R16, R18 |
| Beckwith, John | #30 | 16 | 0 | R01-15, R18 |
| Bull, Tony | #29 | 4 | 1 | R13-15, R17 |
| Cameron, Don | #8 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Carroll, Keith | #19 | 6 | 0 | R05-10 |
| Case, Geoff | #7 | 12 | 0 | R05-13, R15-16, R18 |
| Christie, Ken | #4 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Clarke, Noel | #26 | 15 | 6 | R01-11, R15-18 |
| Constable, Bob | #40 | 3 | 1 | R11-13 |
| Cordner, Denis | #1 | 18 | 15 | R01-18 |
| Ferguson, John | #22 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Gleeson, Terry | #28 | 2 | 0 | R10, R14 |
| Gloury, Leigh | #23 | 9 | 1 | R01, R03, R05, R08-09, R12-15 |
| Krause, Alan | #13 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Lane, Ralph | #34 | 13 | 2 | R06-18 |
| Marquis, Peter | #3 | 17 | 1 | R01, R03-18 |
| McGivern, Geoff | #17 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| McKenzie, Bob | #2 | 17 | 38 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| McKenzie, Ron | #43 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| McLean, Ian | #5 | 9 | 0 | R01-03, R13-18 |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Melville, Ken | #38 | 17 | 0 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Morrow, Bill | #24 | 6 | 4 | R02-05, R07, R12 |
| Orr, Max | #9 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Paynter, Nevin | #18 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R07-08, R11 |
| Reeves, Maurie | #39 | 10 | 4 | R02-04, R06-12 |
| Schofield, Peter | #11 | 6 | 14 | R10-15 |
| Spencer, Stuart | #12 | 16 | 10 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Thomson, Jack | #33 | 15 | 7 | R01-07, R09, R12-18 |
| Whitaker, Neil | #27 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Williams, Don | #25 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Wilson, Jim | #11 | 2 | 2 | R01, R12 |
| Woods, Mike | #37 | 7 | 4 | R04-10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 18 | 3 | -1- | 14 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 31 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 45 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 10 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 6 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 15 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 28 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 4 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 26 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 37 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 54 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |