Junction Oval · Sat 15 Aug 1953 · 9,700 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 5.6 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 63 |
| CarltonCARL | 1.2 | 4.7 | 6.13 | 58 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 63 and 58.
St Kilda won by 5 points.
8.15 (63) — 7.16 (58)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mulhall | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brian Gleeson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Ross | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Jack McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harold Davies | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Hurst | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Watt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Woinarski | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Irving Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Drinan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Hartigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Hibbins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Houston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Linger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce McLennan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Milnes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harvey Dunn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Webster | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |