Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 23-May-1953 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·9,500 att.
Essendon
6.10 (46)
vs
Melbourne
9.3 (57)
Melbourne won by 11

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.3 (15)4.5 (29)5.7 (37)6.10 (46)6.10 (46)
Melbourne2.2 (14)5.2 (32)6.3 (39)9.3 (57)9.3 (57)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth2
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#10 John Coleman2
#13 Fred Gallagher
#18 Les Gardiner
#28 Brian Gilmore
#7 Bill Hutchison1
#24 Jack Jones
#30 Geoff Leek1
#32 Lance Mann
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#29 Ian Monks
#6 Hugh Morris
#16 Peter OSullivan
#9 Greg Sewell
#26 Bob Syme
#33 John Towner

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Ken Albiston1
#29 Lance Arnold
#21 Noel Baker
#30 John Beckwith
#19 Keith Carroll
#7 Geoff Case
#4 Ken Christie
#26 Noel Clarke
#1 Denis Cordner3
#23 Leigh Gloury
#3 Peter Marquis
#17 Geoff McGivern1
#2 Robert McKenzie2
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#24 Bill Morrow1
#12 Stuart Spencer
#33 Jack Thomson
#25 Don Williams
#37 Mike Woods1