Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 16-May-1953 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·23,829 att.
Melbourne
4.6 (30)
vs
Footscray
9.21 (75)
Footscray won by 45

Footscray defeated Melbourne 75–30, by 45 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 34–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne0.1 (1)0.3 (3)1.4 (10)4.6 (30)4.6 (30)
Footscray2.5 (17)6.15 (51)8.17 (65)9.21 (75)9.21 (75)

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
#6 Ken Albiston
#32 Dale Anderson
#29 Lance Arnold
#31 Ron Barassi
#30 John Beckwith
#4 Ken Christie1
#26 Noel Clarke
#1 Denis Cordner
#3 Peter Marquis
#17 Geoff McGivern1
#2 Robert McKenzie1
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#24 Bill Morrow1
#18 Nevin Paynter
#39 Maurie Reeves
#12 Stuart Spencer
#33 Jack Thomson
#25 Don Williams
#37 Mike Woods

Footscray — 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
#14 John Barrett
#5 Peter Box
#18 Dave Bryden
#2 Jack Collins2
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy4
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore2
#10 Roy Harper
#25 Herb Henderson
#31 Jack King
#19 Alan Martin
#33 Ron McCarthy
#35 Allen Rogers
#9 Don Ross
#26 Bill Scanlan
#32 Harvey Stevens1
#6 Charlie Sutton
#20 Allen Warren
#3 Ted Whitten