Princes Park · Sat 22 Aug 1953 · 8,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.7 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 87 |
| HawthornHAW | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 45 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 87 and 45.
Carlton won by 42 points.
12.15 (87) — 6.9 (45)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Webster | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harvey Dunn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Gilchrist | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Guy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alf Chown | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Simmonds | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Allsop | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mack Atkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Maginness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Mathers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian McCann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Phil OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Peck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith White | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Wilkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |