Windy Hill · Sat 6 Jun 1953 · 21,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.2 | 5.8 | 8.16 | 84 |
| RichmondRICH | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 48 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 84 and 48.
Essendon won by 36 points.
11.18 (84) — 7.6 (48)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jeff Gamble | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Carstairs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Morris | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brian Davie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Havel Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Hafey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Branton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Cations | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerald Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Cooke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Dillon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Green | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Morcom | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Oppy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Poulter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Ritchie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Des Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Spring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Boland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |