Western Oval · Sat 11 Jul 1953 · 31,668 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.2 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 90 |
| CarltonCARL | 0.5 | 2.8 | 5.15 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 90 and 66.
Western Bulldogs won by 24 points.
13.12 (90) — 8.18 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Roger Duffy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Kerr | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Arthur Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Barrett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harvey Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Warren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Angus Abbey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gilmore | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerald Burke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Calder | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Martini | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken McKaige | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Webster | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |