1953 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.