Glenferrie Oval · Sat 1 Aug 1953 · 10,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.10 | 28 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 76 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 28 and 76.
Western Bulldogs won by 48 points.
3.10 (28) — 11.10 (76)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Allsop | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Wilkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Maginness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Peck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Simmonds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith White | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mack Atkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Coghlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Egerton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Jose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lionel Ollington | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Roger Duffy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Letcher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Nuttall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Warren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |