Lake Oval · Sat 8 Aug 1953 · 8,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 2.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 54 |
| HawthornHAW | 0.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 62 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 54 and 62.
Hawthorn won by 8 points.
7.12 (54) — 9.8 (62)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Nolan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pat Hogan | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank Summers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Deagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Keyter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Rosewarne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Jose | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tom Allsop | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Mack Atkins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Simmonds | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Egerton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alf Chown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Maginness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Phil OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Peck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith White | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Wilkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |