M.C.G. · Sat 27 Jun 1953 · 11,993 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 1.0 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 74 |
| HawthornHAW | 8.2 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 102 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 74 and 102.
Hawthorn won by 28 points.
10.14 (74) — 16.6 (102)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Peter Schofield | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Melville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Woods | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Case | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Beckwith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Terry Gleeson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ralph Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Tom Allsop | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Keith White | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Coghlan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Phil OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Charleston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Chown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Simmonds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Egerton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Marr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Wilkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |