Princes Park · Sat 16 May 1953 · 37,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.1 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 95 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 5.5 | 7.10 | 11.17 | 103 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 95 and 103.
Collingwood won by 8 points.
14.11 (95) — 14.19 (103)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Tony Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Dern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Molony | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Finck | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bob Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Tebble | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Batchelor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gooch | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Hamilton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Des Healey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Thorold Merrett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lou Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Tarrant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Tuck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Waller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |