Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 18-Jul-1953 2:15 PM·Brunswick St·25,500 att.
Fitzroy
7.20 (62)
vs
Essendon
14.13 (97)
Essendon won by 35

Essendon defeated Fitzroy 97–62, by 35 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Fitzroy 25–9.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fitzroy2.5 (17)5.11 (41)6.14 (50)7.20 (62)7.20 (62)
Essendon4.5 (29)6.8 (44)10.9 (69)14.13 (97)14.13 (97)

Fitzroy — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#24 Arnie Bench
#6 Neville Broderick
#2 George Coates
#30 Don Furness1
#26 Jack Gaffney
#4 Jack Gervasoni1
#15 Eddie Goodger
#16 Don Hart
#20 Joe Hickey2
#17 Norm Johnstone
#14 Jack MacGregor
#3 Tom Magee
#31 Tom Meehan
#5 Tony Ongarello
#9 Reg Renwick
#22 Ken Ross
#7 Alan Ruthven3
#32 Graham Spooner
#18 Jack Streader
#13 Kevin Wright

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth
#5 Kevin Bradley
#13 Fred Gallagher
#3 John Gill1
#23 Jack Harrington
#24 Jack Jones1
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek3
#32 Lance Mann
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#29 Ian Monks4
#6 Hugh Morris
#16 Peter OSullivan
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#26 Bob Syme2
#8 Alan Thaw
#33 John Towner3