Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 8-Aug-1953 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·41,000 att.
Essendon
8.13 (61)
vs
Geelong
7.8 (50)
Essendon won by 11

Essendon defeated Geelong 61–50, by 11 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 21–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.4 (22)3.10 (28)6.13 (49)8.13 (61)8.13 (61)
Geelong3.2 (20)6.4 (40)6.5 (41)7.8 (50)7.8 (50)

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
#1 Jack Clarke
#10 John Coleman4
#18 Les Gardiner
#3 John Gill2
#23 Jack Harrington
#7 Bill Hutchison
#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 Syme
#8 Alan Thaw
#33 John Towner1

Geelong — 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
#4 Bob Davis1
#10 Fred Flanagan
#18 George Goninon2
#24 Harry Herbert1
#12 Ron Hovey
#16 John Hyde
#7 Bill McMaster
#2 Russell Middlemiss
#1 Bruce Morrison
#20 Bruce Murray
#3 Doug Palmer
#6 Peter Pianto2
#27 Noel Rayson1
#8 Russell Renfrey
#15 Jim Roberts
#11 Bernie Smith
#9 Leo Turner
#21 Geoff Williams
#31 Don Worland
#25 Bert Worner