Western Oval · Sat 8 Aug 1953 · 18,075 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.2 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 98 |
| MelbourneMELB | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 61 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 61.
Western Bulldogs won by 37 points.
14.14 (98) — 9.7 (61)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| John Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Arthur Edwards | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Don Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harvey Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Stockman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Warren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roger Duffy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lionel Ollington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Adams | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Peter Schofield | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Thomson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ralph Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Beckwith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tony Bull | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Case | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leigh Gloury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |