Match Recap
Round 14·Sat, 1-Aug-1953 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·13,768 att.
Melbourne
9.13 (67)
vs
North Melbourne
8.16 (64)
Melbourne won by 3

Melbourne defeated North Melbourne 67–64, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Melbourne 25–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.4 (16)6.6 (42)6.7 (43)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)
North Melbourne2.6 (18)3.9 (27)6.16 (52)8.16 (64)8.16 (64)

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
#29 Lance Arnold
#30 John Beckwith
#29 Tony Bull
#4 Ken Christie
#1 Denis Cordner1
#28 Terry Gleeson
#23 Leigh Gloury
#34 Ralph Lane
#3 Peter Marquis
#17 Geoff McGivern
#2 Robert McKenzie4
#5 Ian McLean
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#11 Peter Schofield2
#12 Stuart Spencer
#33 Jack Thomson1
#25 Don Williams

North 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
#17 Allen Aylett
#20 John Brady
#28 Bob Brooker
#12 Neil Doolan1
#35 Jack Edwards
#1 Mick Grambeau
#13 Reg Grant3
#27 Laurie Icke
#4 Ted Jarrard
#10 Brian Johnson2
#26 Percy Johnson
#22 Pat Kelly
#33 Ted Larsen
#19 Vic Lawrence
#3 Gerald Marchesi2
#31 Bryan Martyn
#21 Kevin McMahon
#5 Jack OHalloran
#29 Eric Parkes
#8 Kevin Smith