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 Coleman—————4—————————
#18 Les Gardiner———————————————
#3 John Gill—————2—————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison———————————————
#24 Jack Jones———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek—————1—————————
#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 Towner—————1—————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Bob Davis—————1—————————
#10 Fred Flanagan———————————————
#18 George Goninon—————2—————————
#24 Harry Herbert—————1—————————
#12 Ron Hovey———————————————
#16 John Hyde———————————————
#7 Bill McMaster———————————————
#2 Russell Middlemiss———————————————
#1 Bruce Morrison———————————————
#20 Bruce Murray———————————————
#3 Doug Palmer———————————————
#6 Peter Pianto—————2—————————
#27 Noel Rayson—————1—————————
#8 Russell Renfrey———————————————
#15 Jim Roberts———————————————
#11 Bernie Smith———————————————
#9 Leo Turner———————————————
#21 Geoff Williams———————————————
#31 Don Worland———————————————
#25 Bert Worner———————————————