Australian Football

1953 V/AFL Premiership Season

1952 1954

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1953 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Geelong	18	15	3	0	1546	1079	143.28	60
2	Collingwood	18	14	4	0	1518	1229	123.52	56
3	Footscray	18	13	5	0	1309	959	136.50	52
4	Essendon	18	13	5	0	1529	1177	129.91	52
5	Carlton	18	10	8	0	1409	1310	107.56	40
6	Fitzroy	18	10	8	0	1208	1421	85.01	40
7	North Melbourne	18	9	9	0	1388	1287	107.85	36
8	South Melbourne	18	9	9	0	1385	1323	104.69	36
9	St. Kilda	18	5	13	0	1065	1561	68.23	20
10	Richmond	18	3	14	1	1220	1501	81.28	14
11	Melbourne	18	3	14	1	1137	1420	80.07	14
12	Hawthorn	18	3	15	0	974	1421	68.54	12
	H&A	108	107	107	1	15688	15688	100.00	432
	Finals	4	4	4	0	482	482	100.00	16
	Total	112	111	111	1	16170	16170	100.00	448

1953 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.5	3.11	6.16	7.18	60	Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	27,198
Footscray	2.5	3.6	8.6	9.11	65	Footscray won by 5 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	5.5	10.8	16.14	17.16	118	Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	29,678
South Melbourne	1.1	5.4	8.6	11.11	77	Collingwood won by 41 points		[Stats]
Essendon	4.0	9.2	13.3	17.9	111	Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	23,100
Fitzroy	5.5	7.10	10.14	12.16	88	Essendon won by 23 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.5	7.8	10.12	12.15	87	Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	19,877
Hawthorn	2.0	4.2	4.5	5.8	38	Geelong won by 49 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.2	4.4	9.6	11.7	73	Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	18,000
Melbourne	1.3	3.8	5.8	9.13	67	Richmond won by 6 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	4.0	5.2	6.5	8.9	57	Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	14,000
North Melbourne	4.5	5.14	10.19	14.21	105	North Melbourne won by 48 points		[Stats]

Round 2[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	6.2	8.4	11.6	12.9	81	Sat 2-May-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	21,000
Richmond	3.2	6.8	9.12	11.14	80	Fitzroy won by 1 point		[Stats]
Hawthorn	4.1	5.4	6.7	8.9	57	Sat 2-May-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	12,000
St. Kilda	5.3	7.8	9.11	13.14	92	St. Kilda won by 35 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.4	3.4	5.7	8.11	59	Sat 2-May-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	30,325
Carlton	2.2	8.4	11.9	13.12	90	Carlton won by 31 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	6.2	10.4	14.7	18.10	118	Sat 2-May-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	21,377
Collingwood	3.1	5.5	7.8	11.9	75	North Melbourne won by 43 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.6	5.11	10.16	13.21	99	Sat 2-May-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	29,231
Essendon	1.0	9.2	10.8	13.11	89	South Melbourne won by 10 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.3	3.9	5.10	8.13	61	Sat 2-May-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	28,500
Geelong	5.1	9.5	14.8	15.12	102	Geelong won by 41 points		[Stats]

Round 3[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	3.5	8.8	8.14	9.19	73	Sat 9-May-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	33,000
Geelong	2.1	4.4	9.9	14.14	98	Geelong won by 25 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.8	6.10	12.14	17.20	122	Sat 9-May-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	18,000
St. Kilda	1.3	4.9	5.12	7.16	58	Essendon won by 64 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.4	6.6	9.8	12.12	84	Sat 9-May-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	12,000
Melbourne	2.3	7.6	9.11	11.17	83	North Melbourne won by 1 point		[Stats]
Richmond	5.3	9.4	14.7	15.8	98	Sat 9-May-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	31,000
Carlton	2.0	7.3	14.6	16.8	104	Carlton won by 6 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.2	4.3	7.13	10.15	75	Sat 9-May-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	24,000
Fitzroy	5.3	7.9	10.11	12.14	86	Fitzroy won by 11 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.3	6.6	11.9	16.15	111	Sat 9-May-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	15,000
Hawthorn	4.2	5.4	6.5	6.6	42	Footscray won by 69 points		[Stats]

Round 4[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.1	6.5	9.5	14.11	95	Sat 16-May-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	37,500
Collingwood	5.5	7.10	11.17	14.19	103	Collingwood won by 8 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	2.3	4.7	5.9	12.14	86	Sat 16-May-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	20,500
North Melbourne	1.3	4.6	7.13	10.15	75	Fitzroy won by 11 points		[Stats]
Geelong	4.1	8.2	9.4	12.7	79	Sat 16-May-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	35,000
Essendon	3.1	5.6	8.9	9.11	65	Geelong won by 14 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	1.3	2.5	6.7	7.11	53	Sat 16-May-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	12,000
South Melbourne	3.2	7.4	8.6	9.9	63	South Melbourne won by 10 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	0.1	0.3	1.4	4.6	30	Sat 16-May-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	23,829
Footscray	2.5	6.15	8.17	9.21	75	Footscray won by 45 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	5.11	7.11	9.14	11.17	83	Sat 16-May-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	16,500
Richmond	0.3	6.9	7.15	8.17	65	St. Kilda won by 18 points		[Stats]

Round 5[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.4	4.5	6.6	7.10	52	Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	9,150
St. Kilda	3.2	4.2	6.7	6.7	43	Carlton won by 9 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	3.3	3.10	4.13	13.18	96	Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	9,627
Hawthorn	3.3	3.3	3.7	3.8	26	Collingwood won by 70 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.3	4.5	5.7	6.10	46	Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	9,500
Melbourne	2.2	5.2	6.3	9.3	57	Melbourne won by 11 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.2	2.6	4.7	6.16	52	Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	10,000
Geelong	6.7	9.8	15.15	15.16	106	Geelong won by 54 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	0.1	3.6	4.8	8.10	58	Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	11,000
North Melbourne	2.3	3.6	8.6	9.8	62	North Melbourne won by 4 points		[Stats]
Footscray	2.2	5.3	8.5	10.6	66	Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	14,087
Fitzroy	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6	Footscray won by 60 points		[Stats]

Round 6[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.1	5.1	7.7	9.8	62	Sat 30-May-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	23,036
Richmond	1.2	2.5	3.7	5.9	39	Collingwood won by 23 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.5	5.10	9.13	14.16	100	Sat 30-May-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	24,832
South Melbourne	4.2	5.2	6.4	7.5	47	Geelong won by 53 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	1.2	4.3	7.5	10.7	67	Sat 30-May-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	12,000
Carlton	2.2	3.7	6.11	6.11	47	Hawthorn won by 20 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.5	3.6	6.10	10.11	71	Sat 30-May-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	21,202
Fitzroy	3.1	7.4	10.6	12.9	81	Fitzroy won by 10 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.3	4.8	6.8	7.9	51	Sat 30-May-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	25,000
Essendon	2.4	3.4	6.11	9.14	68	Essendon won by 17 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.3	4.4	9.7	10.9	69	Sat 30-May-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	19,000
Footscray	4.3	6.7	9.7	14.9	93	Footscray won by 24 points		[Stats]

Round 7[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	0.4	6.8	9.10	14.16	100	Sat 6-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	22,219
North Melbourne	2.3	2.5	6.5	7.6	48	Carlton won by 52 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.2	5.8	8.16	11.18	84	Sat 6-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	21,000
Richmond	0.1	1.1	3.3	7.6	48	Essendon won by 36 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	2.3	6.4	8.9	8.12	60	Sat 6-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	9,500
Hawthorn	1.6	2.8	3.11	5.14	44	Fitzroy won by 16 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	3.2	6.4	7.6	8.10	58	Sat 6-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	26,254
Geelong	5.3	7.6	9.12	11.16	82	Geelong won by 24 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.1	4.2	6.9	7.11	53	Sat 6-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	21,000
South Melbourne	4.2	9.7	11.10	18.16	124	South Melbourne won by 71 points		[Stats]
Footscray	0.1	4.1	4.3	7.9	51	Sat 6-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	32,114
Collingwood	5.4	7.6	7.10	7.10	52	Collingwood won by 1 point		[Stats]

Round 8[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	6.4	11.7	11.12	19.17	131	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	16,200
St. Kilda	2.4	5.6	7.7	8.8	56	Collingwood won by 75 points		[Stats]
Essendon	0.1	7.2	8.7	14.14	98	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	30,300
Carlton	6.6	6.7	6.9	7.11	53	Essendon won by 45 points		[Stats]
Geelong	5.1	11.6	14.8	21.10	136	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	21,489
Fitzroy	3.3	5.5	5.6	7.8	50	Geelong won by 86 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	0.5	3.10	6.13	8.14	62	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	7,000
North Melbourne	5.3	6.4	10.5	12.8	80	North Melbourne won by 18 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.3	5.4	7.8	8.11	59	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	16,000
Footscray	4.3	6.7	8.8	9.14	68	Footscray won by 9 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	1.3	5.6	7.8	11.11	77	Sat 13-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	22,565
Melbourne	1.5	2.8	4.15	9.17	71	South Melbourne won by 6 points		[Stats]

Round 9[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	2.0	5.2	5.3	7.12	54	Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	15,000
Carlton	3.3	4.6	6.17	7.18	60	Carlton won by 6 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	1.1	5.6	5.7	9.10	64	Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	8,000
Essendon	5.7	6.7	10.13	12.15	87	Essendon won by 23 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	0.0	3.0	3.4	7.6	48	Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	27,175
Collingwood	3.2	4.3	8.5	9.9	63	Collingwood won by 15 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.1	3.5	4.5	6.9	45	Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	9,000
Richmond	3.4	3.7	5.9	5.12	42	North Melbourne won by 3 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.2	4.3	4.5	6.8	44	Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	9,500
Geelong	2.1	4.3	4.4	9.6	60	Geelong won by 16 points		[Stats]
Footscray	0.2	0.3	2.5	5.13	43	Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	21,105
South Melbourne	3.2	5.3	7.6	11.6	72	South Melbourne won by 29 points		[Stats]

Round 10[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.3	1.3	5.7	8.15	63	Sat 27-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	32,526
Geelong	3.4	5.10	10.11	10.14	74	Geelong won by 11 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.2	6.7	10.9	11.14	80	Sat 27-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	31,900
Collingwood	1.6	1.8	3.13	6.16	52	Essendon won by 28 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	1.3	3.3	6.7	11.9	75	Sat 27-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	9,500
St. Kilda	0.1	3.1	5.6	7.10	52	Fitzroy won by 23 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	1.0	5.5	8.8	10.14	74	Sat 27-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	11,993
Hawthorn	8.2	10.3	12.6	16.6	102	Hawthorn won by 28 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.0	0.5	1.5	3.7	25	Sat 27-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	15,000
Footscray	2.1	2.4	4.7	5.12	42	Footscray won by 17 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	4.1	4.3	7.6	12.7	79	Sat 27-Jun-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	17,000
Richmond	1.1	2.9	4.11	6.14	50	South Melbourne won by 29 points		[Stats]

Round 11[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	3.2	6.8	8.9	14.13	97	Sat 4-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	29,688
South Melbourne	2.3	4.6	6.10	10.13	73	Carlton won by 24 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	2.4	4.9	6.14	7.19	61	Sat 4-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	25,078
Fitzroy	3.1	4.2	7.5	9.8	62	Fitzroy won by 1 point		[Stats]
Geelong	4.2	6.4	9.8	12.14	86	Sat 4-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	21,130
North Melbourne	2.1	7.5	11.5	13.7	85	Geelong won by 1 point		[Stats]
Richmond	1.2	4.6	8.6	12.10	82	Sat 4-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	11,000
Hawthorn	3.3	4.3	6.5	7.6	48	Richmond won by 34 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	6.2	7.4	9.6	11.7	73	Sat 4-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	12,000
Melbourne	2.2	4.10	5.14	8.21	69	St. Kilda won by 4 points		[Stats]
Footscray	0.3	1.9	2.11	9.15	69	Sat 4-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	34,884
Essendon	2.5	2.7	7.11	7.11	53	Footscray won by 16 points		[Stats]

Round 12[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Hawthorn	2.3	5.3	8.6	9.8	62	Sat 11-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	14,000
Geelong	1.2	4.5	7.9	12.14	86	Geelong won by 24 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	6.3	7.6	8.8	11.9	75	Sat 11-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	19,394
Richmond	1.1	6.3	8.9	11.9	75	Melbourne drew with Richmond		[Stats]
Footscray	2.2	5.7	8.9	13.12	90	Sat 11-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	31,668
Carlton	0.5	2.8	5.15	8.18	66	Footscray won by 24 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	2.5	5.11	6.14	7.20	62	Sat 18-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	25,500
Essendon	4.5	6.8	10.9	14.13	97	Essendon won by 35 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.3	11.4	14.10	20.11	131	Sat 18-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	10,500
St. Kilda	2.2	4.7	5.9	5.16	46	North Melbourne won by 85 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	5.3	8.6	12.8	12.9	81	Sat 18-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	30,000
Collingwood	2.7	7.11	10.15	17.17	119	Collingwood won by 38 points		[Stats]

Round 13[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	0.5	4.13	8.17	12.24	96	Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	16,367
Melbourne	4.4	5.6	8.7	10.10	70	Carlton won by 26 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	1.4	5.7	9.13	13.16	94	Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	23,868
North Melbourne	2.5	5.9	6.12	8.17	65	Collingwood won by 29 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.0	7.4	10.9	12.11	83	Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	23,000
South Melbourne	3.6	4.9	6.11	8.14	62	Essendon won by 21 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.3	5.6	6.11	11.12	78	Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	32,093
Footscray	2.1	5.7	6.9	8.10	58	Geelong won by 20 points		[Stats]
Richmond	2.1	9.2	11.2	13.7	85	Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	15,000
Fitzroy	5.5	8.7	11.9	13.12	90	Fitzroy won by 5 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.3	4.6	4.8	9.13	67	Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	7,500
Hawthorn	3.2	3.7	3.11	4.14	38	St. Kilda won by 29 points		[Stats]

Round 14[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.5	6.8	14.12	15.16	106	Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	21,508
Richmond	2.3	7.12	7.15	10.19	79	Carlton won by 27 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	2.2	5.9	7.10	12.18	90	Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	16,000
South Melbourne	3.7	3.9	5.15	7.19	61	Fitzroy won by 29 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.7	5.11	6.13	7.13	55	Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	31,635
Collingwood	2.1	4.5	6.11	10.15	75	Collingwood won by 20 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	0.3	0.5	3.10	3.10	28	Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	10,000
Footscray	2.1	7.5	7.5	11.10	76	Footscray won by 48 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.4	6.6	6.7	9.13	67	Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	13,768
North Melbourne	2.6	3.9	6.16	8.16	64	Melbourne won by 3 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.5	5.7	8.8	9.10	64	Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	19,500
Essendon	2.1	7.3	12.6	14.15	99	Essendon won by 35 points		[Stats]

Round 15[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.5	6.8	9.12	12.15	87	Sat 8-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	31,277
Carlton	2.4	4.7	7.14	9.16	70	Collingwood won by 17 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.4	3.10	6.13	8.13	61	Sat 8-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	41,000
Geelong	3.2	6.4	6.5	7.8	50	Essendon won by 11 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.4	8.9	10.16	17.19	121	Sat 8-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	12,000
Fitzroy	1.2	3.6	4.8	7.9	51	North Melbourne won by 70 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.7	5.7	10.12	13.16	94	Sat 8-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	9,500
St. Kilda	2.2	7.11	8.13	11.14	80	Richmond won by 14 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.4	5.7	6.9	7.12	54	Sat 8-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	8,500
Hawthorn	0.4	5.7	6.8	9.8	62	Hawthorn won by 8 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.2	7.3	12.6	14.14	98	Sat 8-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	18,075
Melbourne	4.1	4.3	5.7	9.7	61	Footscray won by 37 points		[Stats]

Round 16[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	3.1	4.5	6.6	7.11	53	Sat 15-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	17,500
Footscray	4.2	8.6	11.10	14.14	98	Footscray won by 45 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.6	5.13	12.14	14.18	102	Sat 15-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	10,000
Richmond	2.0	4.1	4.7	4.9	33	Geelong won by 69 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	0.3	6.4	7.5	11.6	72	Sat 15-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	7,000
Collingwood	2.1	3.5	7.12	12.16	88	Collingwood won by 16 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	0.4	3.6	7.8	8.9	57	Sat 15-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	25,543
Essendon	4.6	5.7	9.9	12.10	82	Essendon won by 25 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	1.1	7.2	7.6	8.8	56	Sat 15-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	8,000
South Melbourne	4.5	5.13	8.14	11.21	87	South Melbourne won by 31 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	5.6	5.8	7.12	8.15	63	Sat 15-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	9,700
Carlton	1.2	4.7	6.13	7.16	58	St. Kilda won by 5 points		[Stats]

Round 17[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.7	7.7	11.12	12.15	87	Sat 22-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Princes Park	8,500
Hawthorn	0.0	1.6	3.7	6.9	45	Carlton won by 42 points		[Stats]
Essendon	4.0	5.1	9.3	12.6	78	Sat 22-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	18,000
North Melbourne	3.3	6.5	9.6	12.7	79	North Melbourne won by 1 point		[Stats]
Fitzroy	2.4	2.7	6.10	6.13	49	Sat 22-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	7,500
Melbourne	3.3	5.8	6.8	9.10	64	Melbourne won by 15 points		[Stats]
Richmond	5.0	7.2	11.7	12.9	81	Sat 22-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	18,000
Collingwood	2.6	6.13	9.15	13.17	95	Collingwood won by 14 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.3	4.7	7.10	14.14	98	Sat 22-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	21,000
Geelong	3.4	4.6	7.7	8.7	55	South Melbourne won by 43 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.1	3.7	6.12	12.18	90	Sat 22-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Western Oval	15,158
St. Kilda	1.2	2.2	4.5	4.5	29	Footscray won by 61 points		[Stats]

Round 18[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	4.4	5.9	8.12	10.14	74	Sat 29-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	33,867
Footscray	0.0	2.1	2.4	8.7	55	Collingwood won by 19 points		[Stats]
Geelong	4.4	6.8	11.11	16.14	110	Sat 29-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	18,124
Melbourne	1.3	4.4	5.6	8.8	56	Geelong won by 54 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.1	4.6	7.7	9.10	64	Sat 29-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	5,000
Fitzroy	5.2	10.4	13.4	13.6	84	Fitzroy won by 20 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	3.5	5.7	8.8	14.10	94	Sat 29-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Arden Street	14,000
Carlton	2.2	7.6	9.11	15.15	105	Carlton won by 11 points		[Stats]
Richmond	5.3	6.4	10.5	13.7	85	Sat 29-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Punt Road	19,000
Essendon	6.2	14.5	15.7	19.12	126	Essendon won by 41 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	4.3	5.4	10.11	13.20	98	Sat 29-Aug-1953 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	13,000
St. Kilda	1.2	2.6	3.7	4.12	36	South Melbourne won by 62 points		[Stats]

1953 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Geelong	18	15	3	0	1546	1079	143.28	60
2	Collingwood	18	14	4	0	1518	1229	123.52	56
3	Footscray	18	13	5	0	1309	959	136.50	52
4	Essendon	18	13	5	0	1529	1177	129.91	52
5	Carlton	18	10	8	0	1409	1310	107.56	40
6	Fitzroy	18	10	8	0	1208	1421	85.01	40
7	North Melbourne	18	9	9	0	1388	1287	107.85	36
8	South Melbourne	18	9	9	0	1385	1323	104.69	36
9	St. Kilda	18	5	13	0	1065	1561	68.23	20
10	Richmond	18	3	14	1	1220	1501	81.28	14
11	Melbourne	18	3	14	1	1137	1420	80.07	14
12	Hawthorn	18	3	15	0	974	1421	68.54	12
	H&A	108	107	107	1	15688	15688	100.00	432
	Finals	4	4	4	0	482	482	100.00	16
	Total	112	111	111	1	16170	16170	100.00	448

First Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	1.0	3.7	4.7	5.11	41	Sat 5-Sep-1953 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	69,467
Footscray	3.7	3.8	4.11	6.13	49	Footscray won by 8 points		[Stats]

Second Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Geelong	3.1	6.4	7.12	8.12	60	Sat 12-Sep-1953 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	70,302
Collingwood	2.3	5.7	7.8	13.12	90	Collingwood won by 30 points		[Stats]

Preliminary Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Geelong	0.6	2.7	6.10	8.15	63	Sat 19-Sep-1953 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	58,615
Footscray	2.1	3.4	4.5	5.7	37	Geelong won by 26 points		[Stats]

Grand Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Geelong	2.2	3.9	5.11	8.17	65	Sat 26-Sep-1953 2:50 pm	M.C.G.	89,149
Collingwood	2.4	5.6	10.10	11.11	77	Collingwood won by 12 points		[Stats]

AFL - KEY FACTS

Premiership Season

1953 V/AFL Premiership Season

1953 Ladder

1953 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

Round 2[Round Review]

Round 3[Round Review]

Round 4[Round Review]

Round 5[Round Review]

Round 6[Round Review]

Round 7[Round Review]

Round 8[Round Review]

Round 9[Round Review]

Round 10[Round Review]

Round 11[Round Review]

Round 12[Round Review]

Round 13[Round Review]

Round 14[Round Review]

Round 15[Round Review]

Round 16[Round Review]

Round 17[Round Review]

Round 18[Round Review]

1953 Ladder

First Semi-final

Second Semi-final

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

Footnotes