Princes Park · Sat 25 Jul 1953 · 16,367 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 0.5 | 4.13 | 8.17 | 96 |
| MelbourneMELB | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 70 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 96 and 70.
Carlton won by 26 points.
12.24 (96) — 10.10 (70)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Burke | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Tony Walsh | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Martini | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schofield | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Constable | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tony Bull | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Barassi | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Beckwith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Case | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leigh Gloury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ralph Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Melville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Thomson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |