Windy Hill · Sat 18 Apr 1953 · 23,100 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.0 | 9.2 | 13.3 | 111 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 5.5 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 111 and 88.
Essendon won by 23 points.
17.9 (111) — 12.16 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hugh Morris | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Knowles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Simpson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Gervasoni | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Harding | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Streader | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arnie Bench | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Broderick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Furness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Gale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Goodger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Hart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Meehan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Stephen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |