Kardinia Park · Sat 16 May 1953 · 35,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.1 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 79 |
| EssendonESS | 3.1 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 65 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 79 and 65.
Geelong won by 14 points.
12.7 (79) — 9.11 (65)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Goninon | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Neil Trezise | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Harry Herbert | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Fred Flanagan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Davis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Sharp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Swarbrick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leo Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Worner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Baumgartner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Terry Fulton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hyde | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Russell Middlemiss | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Morrison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Pianto | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Rayson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Reed | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Russell Renfrey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Carstairs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gilmore | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Knowles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Morris | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |