Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 9-May-1953 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·18,000 att.
Essendon
17.20 (122)
vs
St Kilda
7.16 (58)
Essendon won by 64

Essendon defeated St Kilda 122–58, by 64 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored St Kilda 40–9.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.8 (26)6.10 (46)12.14 (86)17.20 (122)17.20 (122)
St Kilda1.3 (9)4.9 (33)5.12 (42)7.16 (58)7.16 (58)

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 Coleman10
#13 Fred Gallagher1
#18 Les Gardiner
#3 John Gill1
#28 Brian Gilmore
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek
#32 Lance Mann2
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#6 Hugh Morris
#16 Peter OSullivan
#9 Greg Sewell
#33 John Towner1

St Kilda — 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
#27 Peter Bennett4
#12 Harold Davies
#25 Keith Drinan
#5 Allan Greenshields
#24 Geoff Hibbins
#3 Ray Houston1
#15 Arthur Hurst
#6 Allan Le Nepveu
#18 Bill Linger1
#1 Neville Linney
#2 Jack McDonald
#29 Max Mollar
#4 Ken Mulhall
#9 Ian Pearson
#14 Bruce Phillips
#10 Neil Roberts
#20 Jim Ross1
#7 Alan Squire
#23 Geoff Turner
#26 Bob Watt