Brunswick St · Sat 15 Aug 1953 · 17,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 53 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.2 | 8.6 | 11.10 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 53 and 98.
Western Bulldogs won by 45 points.
7.11 (53) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Tony Ongarello | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Joe Hickey | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack MacGregor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Meehan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ern Trickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Broderick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Cusack | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Darrigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Furness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Gale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gervasoni | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Goodger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Hart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Roy Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Roger Duffy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Arthur Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Harvey Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lionel Ollington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Stockman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Warren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |