Brunswick St · Sat 2 May 1953 · 21,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 6.2 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 81 |
| RichmondRICH | 3.2 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 80 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 80.
Fitzroy won by 1 point.
12.9 (81) — 11.14 (80)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Jack Streader | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack MacGregor | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Tom Magee | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Noel Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Stephen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arnie Bench | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Broderick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Colin Davey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Furness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Gale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Murphy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Simpson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Davie | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ray Poulter | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Branton | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Allan Cooke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Spring | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Nix | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pat Audas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Cations | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Cox | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Dillon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Ednie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Green | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Oppy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Des Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Havel Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |