Windy Hill · Sat 22 Aug 1953 · 18,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 4.0 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 78 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.3 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 79 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 78 and 79.
North Melbourne won by 1 point.
12.6 (78) — 12.7 (79)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Ian Monks | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal Pascoe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Gamble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Marchesi | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Bob Brooker | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Mick Grambeau | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack OHalloran | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Easton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Noel Alford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Aylett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Brady | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Dynon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Grant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Jarrard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Larsen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vic Lawrence | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bryan Martyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin McMahon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |