Junction Oval · Sat 4 Jul 1953 · 12,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 73 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.2 | 4.10 | 5.14 | 69 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 69.
St Kilda won by 4 points.
11.7 (73) — 8.21 (69)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Peter Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Brian Gleeson | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Bruce McLennan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Brian Milnes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Mollar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Mulhall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Davies | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Squire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Wandin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Watt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Woinarski | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Irving Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Cockfield | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Drinan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Hurst | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Linger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Linney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Maurie Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Schofield | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Barassi | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Beckwith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Case | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Constable | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ralph Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Melville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Nevin Paynter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |