Lake Oval · Sat 22 Aug 1953 · 21,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 98 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.4 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 55 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 55.
Sydney won by 43 points.
14.14 (98) — 8.7 (55)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alan McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Giles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Keyter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Atkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Deagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Meagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Harry Herbert | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| George Goninon | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill McMaster | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Pianto | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Hovey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hyde | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Russell Middlemiss | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Morrison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Palmer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Rayson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Russell Renfrey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Sharp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Leo Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Worland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Worner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Baumgartner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |