Brunswick St · Sat 22 Aug 1953 · 7,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.10 | 49 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 64 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 49 and 64.
Melbourne won by 15 points.
6.13 (49) — 9.10 (64)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Colin Davey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ern Trickey | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Keith Webb | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tony Ongarello | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Meehan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Renwick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Broderick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Cusack | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Darrigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Ford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Furness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Gale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gervasoni | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack MacGregor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Thomson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Marquis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank Adams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tony Bull | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Christie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Ferguson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ralph Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Melville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Whitaker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |