Match Recap
Round 2·Sat, 2-May-1953 2:15 PM·Lake Oval·29,231 att.
South Melbourne
13.21 (99)
vs
Essendon
13.11 (89)
South Melbourne won by 10

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.6 (24)5.11 (41)10.16 (76)13.21 (99)13.21 (99)
Essendon1.0 (6)9.2 (56)10.8 (68)13.11 (89)13.11 (89)

South Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#3 Frank Brew
#23 Ron Clegg
#11 Jim Dorgan
#12 Don Earl
#31 Jack Eichhorn
#29 Jack Garrick1
#6 Nick Gelavis3
#9 Bob Giles
#28 Ian Gillett1
#8 Bill Gunn2
#16 Kevin Hilet
#27 Eddie Lane
#38 Bruce Murray
#17 Leo OHalloran3
#10 Ray Preston
#34 Don Scott1
#7 Mick Sibun1
#36 Stan Smith
#21 John Svenson1
#20 Jim Taylor

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth1
#1 Jack Clarke
#17 Brian Coleman
#10 John Coleman11
#13 Fred Gallagher
#18 Les Gardiner
#3 John Gill
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek1
#32 Lance Mann
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#16 Peter OSullivan
#9 Greg Sewell
#26 Bob Syme
#33 John Towner