vfl 1953 round 8

essendon (4-3) vs carlton (4-3)

dons beat blues by 45. essendon (5-3) play hawthorn. carlton (4-4) play fitzroy.

Essendon  0.1   7.2   8.7 14.1498Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 30,300 Venue: Windy HillCarlton  6.6   6.7   6.9  7.1153Essendon won by 45 pts

collingwood (5-2) vs st kilda (2-5)

pies beat saints by 75. collingwood (6-2) play melbourne. st kilda (2-6) host geelong.

Collingwood	6.4  11.7 11.12 19.17	131	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 16,200 Venue: Victoria Park
St Kilda	2.4   5.6   7.7   8.8	56	Collingwood won by 75 pts

geelong (7-0) vs fitzroy (5-2)

cats smash lions by 86. geelong (8-0) play st kilda. fitzroy (5-3) host carlton.

Geelong	5.1  11.6  14.8 21.10	136	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 21,489 Venue: Kardinia Park
Fitzroy	3.3   5.5   5.6   7.8	50	Geelong won by 86 pts

richmond (1-6) vs footscray (5-2)

dogs edge tigers by 9. footscray (6-2) host south. richmond (1-7) play north.

Richmond	3.3   5.4   7.8  8.11	59	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Punt Rd
Footscray	4.3   6.7   8.8  9.14	68	Footscray won by 9 pts

hawthorn (1-6) vs north (4-3)

roos beat hawks by 3 goals. north (5-3) host richmond. hawthorn (1-7) host essendon.

Hawthorn	0.5  3.10  6.13  8.14	62	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval
North Melbourne	5.3   6.4  10.5  12.8	80	North Melbourne won by 18 pts

south (3-4) vs melbourne (1-6)

dees lose to swans by 1 goal. south (4-4) play footscray. melbourne (1-7) host collingwood.

South Melbourne	1.3   5.6   7.8 11.11	77	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 22,565 Venue: Lake Oval
Melbourne	1.5   2.8  4.15  9.17	71	South Melbourne won by 6 pts

ladder

Rd 8 Ladder
GE	8	32	177.9
FO	8	24	140.5
CW	8	24	126.8
ES	8	20	128.1
NM	8	20	105.8
FI	8	20	81.8
CA	8	16	103.4
SM	8	16	98.1
SK	8	8	68.2
ME	8	4	81.6
RI	8	4	78.5
HW	8	4	61.2

round 9 matches

fitzroy v carlton gor

melbourne v collingwood

hawthorn v essendon

footscray v south

st kilda v geelong

north v richmond