Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 20-Jun-1953 2:15 PM·Arden St·9,000 att.
North Melbourne
6.9 (45)
vs
Richmond
5.12 (42)
North Melbourne won by 3

North Melbourne defeated Richmond 45–42, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Richmond outscored North Melbourne 22–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne0.1 (1)3.5 (23)4.5 (29)6.9 (45)6.9 (45)
Richmond3.4 (22)3.7 (25)5.9 (39)5.12 (42)5.12 (42)

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———————————————
#9 Jack Cuffe———————————————
#30 Kevin Easton———————————————
#11 Peter Hamilton———————————————
#27 Laurie Icke———————————————
#4 Ted Jarrard———————————————
#10 Brian Johnson———————————————
#26 Percy Johnson———————————————
#22 Pat Kelly———————————————
#33 Ted Larsen———————————————
#19 Vic Lawrence———————————————
#3 Gerald Marchesi—————2—————————
#31 Bryan Martyn———————————————
#21 Kevin McMahon———————————————
#23 Les Mogg———————————————
#5 Jack OHalloran—————2—————————
#29 Eric Parkes———————————————
#8 Kevin Smith—————1—————————
#7 Jock Spencer—————1—————————
#36 Ron Walsh———————————————

Richmond — 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
#29 Ron Branton—————2—————————
#33 Allan Cations———————————————
#27 Gerald Collins———————————————
#37 Graham Cox———————————————
#35 Brian Davie———————————————
#31 Kevin Dillon———————————————
#10 Bill Green———————————————
#18 Tom Hafey———————————————
#38 Gavin Hoare———————————————
#14 Max Oppy———————————————
#25 Jeff Patterson———————————————
#24 Ray Poulter—————1—————————
#15 Des Rowe———————————————
#3 Havel Rowe———————————————
#8 Frank Ryan———————————————
#11 Peter Schofield———————————————
#19 Geoff Spring—————1—————————
#6 Stan Vandersluys———————————————
#32 Bill Wilson—————1—————————
#2 Roy Wright———————————————