Windy Hill · Sat 23 May 1953 · 9,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 46 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.2 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 57 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 46 and 57.
Melbourne won by 11 points.
6.10 (46) — 9.3 (57)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Morris | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Carstairs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gilmore | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Mike Woods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Morrow | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Thomson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Baker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Beckwith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Case | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leigh Gloury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Melville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |