Lake Oval · Sat 18 Jul 1953 · 30,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.3 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 81 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.7 | 7.11 | 10.15 | 119 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 119.
Collingwood won by 38 points.
12.9 (81) — 17.17 (119)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Don Keyter | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Nick Gelavis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Deagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Garrick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Giles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Paez | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Preston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Rosewarne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Schaefer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurie Dunstan | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Lou Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Neville Waller | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Thorold Merrett | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pat Milburn | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Twomey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Hamilton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pat Twomey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Finck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gooch | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Tebble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Tuck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michael Twomey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Batchelor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |