Lake Oval · Sat 2 May 1953 · 29,231 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.6 | 5.11 | 10.16 | 99 |
| EssendonESS | 1.0 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 99 and 89.
Sydney won by 10 points.
13.21 (99) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo OHalloran | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Nick Gelavis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Garrick | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Svenson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Brew | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Dorgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Earl | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Giles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Preston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Heenan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Knowles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |