Princes Park · Sat 18 Apr 1953 · 27,198 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 1.5 | 3.11 | 6.16 | 60 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.5 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 65 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 60 and 65.
Western Bulldogs won by 5 points.
7.18 (60) — 9.11 (65)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Hosking | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Molony | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Boyle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Calder | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Slater | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Reg Egan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gilmore | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Kent | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank McRae | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Stockman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Templeton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |