1953 VFLS Season: Essendon Seconds

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Seconds for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the Richmond Seconds in the second semi final, the Essendon Seconds were defeated by the Carlton Seconds in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1953 VFLS Season
Team: Essendon Seconds
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 16-0-2, P%: 161.4)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1953	Round 1	Fitzroy (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 72	unknown	unknown
02/05/1953	Round 2	South Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 48	unknown	unknown
09/05/1953	Round 3	St Kilda (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 55	unknown	unknown
16/05/1953	Round 4	Geelong (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 32	unknown	unknown
23/05/1953	Round 5	Melbourne (S)	AWAY	LOSS	MLBS by 17	unknown	unknown
30/05/1953	Round 6	North Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 96	unknown	unknown
06/06/1953	Round 7	Richmond (S)	AWAY	LOSS	RICS by 21	unknown	unknown
13/06/1953	Round 8	Carlton (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 4	unknown	unknown
20/06/1953	Round 9	Hawthorn (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 34	unknown	unknown
27/06/1953	Round 10	Collingwood (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 7	unknown	unknown
04/07/1953	Round 11	Footscray (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 42	unknown	unknown
18/07/1953	Round 12	Fitzroy (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 12	unknown	unknown
25/07/1953	Round 13	South Melbourne (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 22	unknown	unknown
01/08/1953	Round 14	St Kilda (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 9	unknown	unknown
08/08/1953	Round 15	Geelong (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 1	unknown	unknown
15/08/1953	Round 16	Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 51	unknown	unknown
22/08/1953	Round 17	North Melbourne (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 21	unknown	unknown
29/08/1953	Round 18	Richmond (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 59	unknown	unknown
12/09/1953	Semi Final	Richmond (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 9	unknown	unknown
26/09/1953	Grand Final	Carlton (S)	HOME	LOSS	CARS by 24	unknown	unknown

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1953 VFLS Season

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