Glenferrie Oval · Sat 16 May 1953 · 12,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 1.3 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 53 |
| SydneySYD | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 63 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 53 and 63.
Sydney won by 10 points.
7.11 (53) — 9.9 (63)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Nash | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ian McCann | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Coghlan | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Mack Atkins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John McCashney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Simmonds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Cash | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Douglas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Egerton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Kanis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Nick Gelavis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Svenson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Digney | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank Brew | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Cullinan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Dorgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Garrick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Giles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Nolan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |