Glenferrie Oval · Sat 29 Aug 1953 · 5,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 2.1 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 64 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 5.2 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 84 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 64 and 84.
Fitzroy won by 20 points.
9.10 (64) — 13.6 (84)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Allsop | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Roy Simmonds | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Phil OBrien | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| John OMahoney | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Egerton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Wilkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mack Atkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Considine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Fletcher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Jose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Maginness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Marr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Mathers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Peck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clive Philp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith White | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Tony Ongarello | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Gervasoni | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Don Furness | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Ruthven | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ern Trickey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Harding | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Neville Broderick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Coates | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Darrigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Gale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Goodger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Knight | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Meehan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Wanhope | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Webb | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |