Windy Hill · Sat 25 Jul 1953 · 23,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.0 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 83 |
| SydneySYD | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 62 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 83 and 62.
Essendon won by 21 points.
12.11 (83) — 8.14 (62)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 3 |
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal Pascoe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Knowles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Paez | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paddy Deagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Garrick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Nick Gelavis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Giles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Keyter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Preston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |