Match Recap
Semi Final·Sat, 5-Sep-1953 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·69,467 att.
Footscray
6.13 (49)
vs
Essendon
5.11 (41)
Footscray won by 8

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.7 (25)3.8 (26)4.11 (35)6.13 (49)6.13 (49)
Essendon1.0 (6)3.7 (25)4.7 (31)5.11 (41)5.11 (41)

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Angus Abbey
#5 Peter Box
#18 Dave Bryden
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy
#21 Arthur Edwards
#34 Brian Gilmore1
#10 Roy Harper2
#25 Herb Henderson
#21 Tom Jones
#1 John Kerr1
#33 Ron McCarthy
#8 Lionel Ollington1
#9 Don Ross
#32 Harvey Stevens
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton
#35 Alan Trusler1
#20 Allen Warren
#3 Ted Whitten

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#1 Jack Clarke
#10 John Coleman1
#13 Fred Gallagher
#18 Les Gardiner
#3 John Gill
#23 Jack Harrington
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#24 Jack Jones
#30 Geoff Leek1
#32 Lance Mann
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#29 Ian Monks
#16 Peter OSullivan
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#26 Bob Syme1
#8 Alan Thaw
#33 John Towner