Windy Hill · Sat 13 Jun 1953 · 30,300 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 0.1 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 98 |
| CarltonCARL | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 53 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 53.
Essendon won by 45 points.
14.14 (98) — 7.11 (53)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Gamble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Gerald Burke | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Caspar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Dern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken McKaige | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |