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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Angus Abbey———————————————
#5 Peter Box———————————————
#18 Dave Bryden—————2—————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#21 Arthur Edwards—————1—————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore—————1—————————
#10 Roy Harper—————3—————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#21 Tom Jones—————1—————————
#1 John Kerr———————————————
#19 Alan Martin———————————————
#33 Ron McCarthy———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#32 Harvey Stevens———————————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#6 Charlie Sutton—————1—————————
#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 Booth—————1—————————
#20 Jim Carstairs—————1—————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#10 John Coleman—————2—————————
#3 John Gill———————————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————2—————————
#24 Jack Jones———————————————
#36 Alby Law—————1—————————
#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———————————————