Brunswick St · Sat 1 Aug 1953 · 16,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.2 | 5.9 | 7.10 | 90 |
| SydneySYD | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.15 | 61 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 90 and 61.
Fitzroy won by 29 points.
12.18 (90) — 7.19 (61)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Neville Broderick | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Tony Ongarello | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Hart | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Gale | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arnie Bench | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Darrigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Furness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Goodger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Harding | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack MacGregor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Magee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Meehan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Don Keyter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Leo OHalloran | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nick Gelavis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Giles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Paez | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Preston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Deagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |