Western Oval · Sat 9 May 1953 · 15,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 1.3 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 111 |
| HawthornHAW | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 42 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 111 and 42.
Western Bulldogs won by 69 points.
16.15 (111) — 6.6 (42)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Roger Duffy | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 3 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allen Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harvey Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Brian Gilmore | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Stockman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Warren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Barrett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack King | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank McRae | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Coghlan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Wally Nash | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Allsop | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pat Cash | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Douglas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Egerton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Kanis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian McCann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John McCashney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Wilkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |