Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 18-Apr-1953 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·23,100 att.
Essendon
17.9 (111)
vs
Fitzroy
12.16 (88)
Essendon won by 23

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.0 (24)9.2 (56)13.3 (81)17.9 (111)17.9 (111)
Fitzroy5.5 (35)7.10 (52)10.14 (74)12.16 (88)12.16 (88)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth3
#1 Jack Clarke
#17 Brian Coleman
#10 John Coleman10
#13 Fred Gallagher
#18 Les Gardiner
#3 John Gill
#23 Jack Harrington
#7 Bill Hutchison1
#24 Jack Jones
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek3
#32 Lance Mann
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#6 Hugh Morris
#16 Peter OSullivan
#9 Greg Sewell
#26 Bob Syme

Fitzroy — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#24 Arnie Bench
#6 Neville Broderick
#2 George Coates
#30 Don Furness
#26 Jack Gaffney
#33 Alan Gale
#4 Jack Gervasoni2
#15 Eddie Goodger
#25 John Harding1
#16 Don Hart
#20 Joe Hickey3
#17 Norm Johnstone1
#31 Tom Meehan
#22 Ken Ross1
#7 Alan Ruthven1
#5 Ron Simpson2
#8 Bill Stephen
#18 Jack Streader1
#10 Vin Williams
#13 Kevin Wright