M.C.G. · Sat 15 Aug 1953 · 25,543 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 0.4 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 57 |
| EssendonESS | 4.6 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 82 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 57 and 82.
Essendon won by 25 points.
8.9 (57) — 12.10 (82)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Noel Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Frank Adams | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Melville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Thomson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Barassi | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Case | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Ferguson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ralph Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Hugh Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |