Junction Oval · Sat 30 May 1953 · 19,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 2.3 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 69 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.3 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 93 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 69 and 93.
Western Bulldogs won by 24 points.
10.9 (69) — 14.9 (93)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Watt | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Peter Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jim Ross | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Brian Gleeson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harold Davies | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Squire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Woinarski | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Drinan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Hibbins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Houston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Hurst | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Le Nepveu | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Linger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Linney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Mollar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Mulhall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Gilmore | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Roger Duffy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Harvey Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allen Warren | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Angus Abbey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack King | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Stockman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |