Punt Rd · Sat 9 May 1953 · 31,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 5.3 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 98 |
| CarltonCARL | 2.0 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 104 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 104.
Carlton won by 6 points.
15.8 (98) — 16.8 (104)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Poulter | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Jack ORourke | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Geoff Spring | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Ron Branton | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brian Davie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Havel Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Cations | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Cooke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Cox | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Dillon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Green | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Morcom | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Nix | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Oppy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Des Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Dern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Molony | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |