Brunswick St · Sat 18 Jul 1953 · 25,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.5 | 5.11 | 6.14 | 62 |
| EssendonESS | 4.5 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 97 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 62 and 97.
Essendon won by 35 points.
7.20 (62) — 14.13 (97)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Joe Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Gervasoni | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Don Furness | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tony Ongarello | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Renwick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Spooner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Streader | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arnie Bench | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Broderick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Goodger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Hart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack MacGregor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Magee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Meehan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Knowles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Morris | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal Pascoe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |