1953 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1953 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Geelong
Minor Premiers: Geelong
Brownlow Medallist(s): Bill Hutchison (Essendon)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): John Coleman (Essendon)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Geelong (R) 1st 15 -0- 3 143.3% Bernie Smith (16) George Goninon (64)
Collingwood (P) 2nd 14 -0- 4 123.5% Bob Rose (22) Bob Rose (29)
Footscray 3rd 13 -0- 5 136.5% Harvey Stevens (12) Jack Collins (50)
Essendon 4th 13 -0- 5 129.9% Bill Hutchison (26) John Coleman (96)
Carlton 5th 10 -0- 8 107.6% Ken Hands (12) John Spencer (32)
Fitzroy 6th 10 -0- 8 85.0% Jack Gaffney (9) Joe Hickey (40)
North Melbourne 7th 9 -0- 9 107.8% Allen Aylett (12) Gerald Marchesi (49)
South Melbourne 8th 9 -0- 9 104.7% Ron Clegg (14) Ian Gillett (34)
St Kilda 9th 5 -0- 13 68.2% Keith Drinan (10) Peter Bennett (36)
Richmond 10th 3 -1- 14 81.3% Des Rowe (13) Ron Branton (22)
Melbourne 11th 3 -1- 14 80.1% Denis Cordner (9) Bob McKenzie (38)
Hawthorn 12th 3 -0- 15 68.5% Ted Fletcher, Neil Pearson (8) Kevin Coghlan (19)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 10
Goal Umpire 6
Boundary Umpire 7

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 73 - 67 19,394
SAT 18/04/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 87 - 38 19,877
SAT 18/04/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 60 - 65 27,198
SAT 18/04/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 111 - 88 23,100
SAT 18/04/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 57 - 105 14,000
SAT 18/04/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 118 - 77 29,678

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 59 - 90 30,325
SAT 02/05/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 61 - 102 28,500
SAT 02/05/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 99 - 89 29,231
SAT 02/05/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 57 - 92 12,000
SAT 02/05/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 80 21,000
SAT 02/05/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 118 - 75 21,377

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 84 - 83 12,000
SAT 09/05/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 73 - 98 33,000
SAT 09/05/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 98 - 104 31,000
SAT 09/05/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 122 - 58 18,000
SAT 09/05/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 75 - 86 24,000
SAT 09/05/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 111 - 42 15,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 30 - 75 23,829
SAT 16/05/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 79 - 65 35,000
SAT 16/05/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 95 - 103 37,500
SAT 16/05/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 83 - 65 16,500
SAT 16/05/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 53 - 63 12,000
SAT 16/05/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 75 20,500

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 46 - 57 9,500
SAT 23/05/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 52 - 106 10,000
SAT 23/05/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 52 - 43 9,150
SAT 23/05/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 58 - 62 11,000
SAT 23/05/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 66 - 6 14,087
SAT 23/05/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 96 - 26 9,627

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 71 - 81 21,202
SAT 30/05/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 100 - 47 24,832
SAT 30/05/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 67 - 47 12,000
SAT 30/05/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 51 - 68 25,000
SAT 30/05/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 69 - 93 19,000
SAT 30/05/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 62 - 39 23,036

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 58 - 82 26,254
SAT 06/06/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 100 - 48 22,219
SAT 06/06/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 84 - 48 21,000
SAT 06/06/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 53 - 124 21,000
SAT 06/06/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 60 - 44 9,500
SAT 06/06/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 51 - 52 32,114

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 77 - 71 22,565
SAT 13/06/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 136 - 50 21,489
SAT 13/06/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 98 - 53 30,300
SAT 13/06/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 131 - 56 16,200
SAT 13/06/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 59 - 68 16,000
SAT 13/06/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 62 - 80 7,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 48 - 63 27,175
SAT 20/06/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 44 - 60 9,500
SAT 20/06/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 54 - 60 15,000
SAT 20/06/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 64 - 87 8,000
SAT 20/06/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 43 - 72 21,105
SAT 20/06/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 45 - 42 9,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 74 - 102 11,993
SAT 27/06/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 63 - 74 32,526
SAT 27/06/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 80 - 52 31,900
SAT 27/06/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 75 - 52 9,500
SAT 27/06/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 79 - 50 17,000
SAT 27/06/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 25 - 42 15,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 73 - 69 12,000
SAT 04/07/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 86 - 85 21,130
SAT 04/07/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 97 - 73 29,688
SAT 04/07/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 69 - 53 34,884
SAT 04/07/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 61 - 62 25,078
SAT 04/07/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 82 - 48 11,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 75 - 75 19,402
SAT 11/07/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 62 - 86 14,000
SAT 11/07/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 90 - 66 31,668
SAT 18/07/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 62 - 97 25,500
SAT 18/07/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 131 - 46 10,500
SAT 18/07/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 81 - 119 30,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 96 - 70 16,367
SAT 25/07/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 78 - 58 32,093
SAT 25/07/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 83 - 62 23,000
SAT 25/07/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 67 - 38 7,500
SAT 25/07/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 85 - 90 15,000
SAT 25/07/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 94 - 65 23,868

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 67 - 64 13,768
SAT 01/08/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 55 - 75 31,635
SAT 01/08/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 106 - 79 21,508
SAT 01/08/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 64 - 99 19,500
SAT 01/08/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 90 - 61 16,000
SAT 01/08/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 28 - 76 10,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 98 - 61 18,075
SAT 08/08/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 61 - 50 41,000
SAT 08/08/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 87 - 70 31,277
SAT 08/08/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 94 - 80 9,500
SAT 08/08/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 54 - 62 8,500
SAT 08/08/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 121 - 51 12,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1953 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 57 - 82 25,543
SAT 15/08/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 102 - 33 10,000
SAT 15/08/1953 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 63 - 58 9,700
SAT 15/08/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 56 - 87 8,000
SAT 15/08/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 98 17,500
SAT 15/08/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 72 - 88 7,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1953 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 49 - 64 7,500
SAT 22/08/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 98 - 55 21,000
SAT 22/08/1953 2:15 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 87 - 45 8,500
SAT 22/08/1953 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 78 - 79 18,000
SAT 22/08/1953 2:15 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 90 - 29 15,158
SAT 22/08/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 81 - 95 18,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1953 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 110 - 56 18,124
SAT 29/08/1953 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 94 - 105 14,000
SAT 29/08/1953 2:15 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 85 - 126 19,000
SAT 29/08/1953 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 98 - 36 13,000
SAT 29/08/1953 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 64 - 84 5,000
SAT 29/08/1953 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 74 - 55 33,867

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1953 2:30 PM Footscray v Essendon MCG 49 - 41 69,467

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1953 2:30 PM Geelong v Collingwood MCG 60 - 90 70,302

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1953 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray MCG 63 - 37 58,615

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1953 2:50 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 77 - 65 89,149