Glenferrie Oval · Sat 20 Jun 1953 · 8,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 1.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 64 |
| EssendonESS | 5.7 | 6.7 | 10.13 | 87 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 64 and 87.
Essendon won by 23 points.
9.10 (64) — 12.15 (87)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Coghlan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Keith White | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Ian Egerton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Phil OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Marr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Allsop | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Chown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Peck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Simmonds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Wilkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Gamble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Morris | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal Pascoe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Carstairs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |