Punt Rd · Sat 18 Apr 1953 · 19,394 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.2 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 73 |
| MelbourneMELB | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 67 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 67.
Richmond won by 6 points.
11.7 (73) — 9.13 (67)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ray Poulter | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Graham Cox | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Allan Cooke | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Havel Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Ednie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Spring | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Branton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Cations | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Coppock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Dillon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Green | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Nix | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Oppy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Des Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Schofield | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Thomson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jim Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Krause | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Beckwith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leigh Gloury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Melville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Orr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Nevin Paynter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |