AFL Season
1953
112 matches · 16-May-1953 2:15 → 29-Aug-1953 2:15
Matches
112
Players rated
433
KICK leader
John Coleman
Top KICK avg
23
Season KICK leaders
Average KICK Game Score over the season (min 10 games, TOG ≥ 50%).
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK | Raw avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Coleman | Essendon | 18 | 23 | 22.69 | 46 |
| 2 | George Goninon | Geelong | 18 | 15 | 15.2 | 46 |
| 3 | Joe Hickey | Fitzroy | 13 | 13 | 12.96 | 34 |
| 4 | Jack Collins | Footscray | 17 | 12 | 12.38 | 29 |
| 5 | Gerald Marchesi | North Melbourne | 18 | 11 | 11.46 | 21 |
| 6 | Peter Bennett | St Kilda | 15 | 10 | 10.11 | 21 |
| 7 | Robert McKenzie | Melbourne | 17 | 9 | 9.41 | 17 |
| 8 | Bob Rose | Collingwood | 19 | 8 | 7.98 | 17 |
| 9 | Ian Gillett | South Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 7.95 | 21 |
| 10 | Neil Trezise | Geelong | 15 | 8 | 7.86 | 34 |
| 11 | Bill Twomey | Collingwood | 15 | 8 | 7.58 | 38 |
| 12 | John Spencer | Carlton | 18 | 7 | 7.49 | 21 |
| 13 | Allen Aylett | North Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 7.49 | 17 |
| 14 | Jack Howell | Carlton | 16 | 7 | 7.37 | 29 |
| 15 | Maurie Dunstan | Collingwood | 13 | 7 | 7.13 | 17 |
| 16 | Roger Duffy | Footscray | 16 | 7 | 7.11 | 17 |
| 17 | Max Wenn | Carlton | 16 | 7 | 6.84 | 17 |
| 18 | Ray Poulter | Richmond | 12 | 7 | 6.67 | 25 |
| 19 | Noel Rayson | Geelong | 17 | 6 | 6.44 | 21 |
| 20 | Bill Gunn | South Melbourne | 17 | 6 | 6.44 | 13 |
Top single-game performances
Highest individual KICK Game Scores anywhere in the season.
Ladder
Standings computed from match results (4 pts win, 2 pts draw).
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1,734 | 1,283 | 135.2 | 64 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1,685 | 1,354 | 124.5 | 64 |
| 3 | Footscray | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1,395 | 1,063 | 131.2 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1,570 | 1,226 | 128.1 | 52 |
| 5 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1,409 | 1,310 | 107.6 | 40 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1,208 | 1,421 | 85.0 | 40 |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1,388 | 1,287 | 107.8 | 36 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1,385 | 1,323 | 104.7 | 36 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1,065 | 1,561 | 68.2 | 20 |
| 10 | Richmond | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1,220 | 1,501 | 81.3 | 14 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1,137 | 1,420 | 80.1 | 14 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 974 | 1,421 | 68.5 | 12 |