Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 15-Aug-1953 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·25,543 att.
Melbourne
8.9 (57)
vs
Essendon
12.10 (82)
Essendon won by 25

Essendon defeated Melbourne 82–57, by 25 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 30–4.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne0.4 (4)3.6 (24)7.8 (50)8.9 (57)8.9 (57)
Essendon4.6 (30)5.7 (37)9.9 (63)12.10 (82)12.10 (82)

Melbourne — 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
#41 Frank Adams1
#6 Ken Albiston
#32 Dale Anderson3
#29 Lance Arnold
#31 Ron Barassi
#7 Geoff Case
#4 Ken Christie
#26 Noel Clarke2
#1 Denis Cordner1
#22 John Ferguson
#34 Ralph Lane
#3 Peter Marquis
#17 Geoff McGivern
#2 Robert McKenzie1
#5 Ian McLean
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#12 Stuart Spencer
#33 Jack Thomson
#25 Don Williams

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
#5 Kevin Bradley
#1 Jack Clarke
#17 Brian Coleman
#10 John Coleman5
#18 Les Gardiner
#3 John Gill
#23 Jack Harrington
#7 Bill Hutchison3
#24 Jack Jones
#30 Geoff Leek1
#32 Lance Mann1
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#16 Peter OSullivan
#9 Greg Sewell
#26 Bob Syme1
#8 Alan Thaw