Match Recap
Round 11·Sat, 4-Jul-1953 2:15 PM·Western Oval·34,884 att.
Footscray
9.15 (69)
vs
Essendon
7.11 (53)
Footscray won by 16

Footscray defeated Essendon 69–53, by 16 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 46–0.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray0.3 (3)1.9 (15)2.11 (23)9.15 (69)9.15 (69)
Essendon2.5 (17)2.7 (19)7.11 (53)7.11 (53)7.11 (53)

Footscray — 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
#30 Angus Abbey
#5 Peter Box
#18 Dave Bryden2
#22 Wally Donald
#21 Arthur Edwards1
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore1
#10 Roy Harper3
#25 Herb Henderson
#21 Tom Jones1
#1 John Kerr
#19 Alan Martin
#33 Ron McCarthy
#9 Don Ross
#32 Harvey Stevens
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton1
#20 Allen Warren
#29 Kevin White
#3 Ted Whitten

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth1
#20 Jim Carstairs1
#1 Jack Clarke
#10 John Coleman2
#3 John Gill
#23 Jack Harrington
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#24 Jack Jones
#36 Alby Law1
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#29 Ian Monks
#16 Peter OSullivan
#34 Mal Pascoe
#35 Fred Payne
#9 Greg Sewell
#26 Bob Syme
#8 Alan Thaw
#33 John Towner