Junction Oval · Sat 1 Aug 1953 · 19,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 1.5 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 64 |
| EssendonESS | 2.1 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 99 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 64 and 99.
Essendon won by 35 points.
9.10 (64) — 14.15 (99)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bruce McLennan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jim Ross | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Ken Mulhall | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Hurst | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Squire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Watt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Woinarski | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Irving Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Davies | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Drinan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gleeson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Hibbins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Linger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Linney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Mollar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal Pascoe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |