1953 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured twenty rounds. Port Melbourne were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Melbourne were the premiers, with Don Fraser as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1953 VFA Season
Teams: 14
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 144

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Box Hill Box Hill City Oval
Brighton Elsternwick Park
Brunswick Brunswick Park Jim Cleary
Camberwell Camberwell Sportsground Jim Bohan
Coburg Coburg City Oval
Moorabbin Moorabbin Oval
Northcote Northcote Park Bill Faul
Oakleigh Warrawee Park George Smeaton
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Don Fraser
Prahran Toorak Park Paddy Walsh
Preston Preston City Oval Bert Deacon
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Pat Bourke
Williamstown WCG
Yarraville Yarraville Oval Gordon Ogden

Season Results

Premiers: Port Melbourne
Runners-Up: Yarraville
Minor Premiers: Port Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 18 -0- 2 72 196.0% 2,052 1,047 287 330 142 195
Williamstown 2nd 16 -1- 3 66 151.6% 1,939 1,279 274 295 179 205
Yarraville 3rd 13 -2- 5 56 113.3% 1,542 1,361 218 234 189 227
Prahran 4th 13 -1- 6 54 124.4% 1,745 1,403 249 251 196 227
Oakleigh 5th 13 -1- 6 54 123.1% 1,667 1,354 232 275 188 226
Coburg 6th 12 -1- 7 50 119.1% 1,682 1,412 233 284 199 218
Brunswick 7th 10 -0- 10 40 99.9% 1,383 1,384 190 243 192 232
Moorabbin 8th 9 -1- 10 38 97.2% 1,436 1,477 198 248 210 217
Preston 9th 8 -0- 12 32 92.6% 1,374 1,484 192 222 205 254
Box Hill 10th 7 -0- 13 28 80.5% 1,371 1,703 194 207 240 263
Camberwell 11th 5 -1- 14 22 80.3% 1,389 1,730 197 207 241 284
Northcote 12th 5 -0- 15 20 88.5% 1,311 1,482 182 219 207 240
Sandringham 13th 5 -0- 15 20 58.8% 1,237 2,103 175 187 299 309
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 18 8 55.6% 1,137 2,046 156 201 290 306

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Melbourne 1st Premiers
Yarraville 2nd Runners-Up
Williamstown 3rd Defeated by Yarraville (Preliminary Final)
Prahran 4th Defeated by Yarraville (Semi Final)
Oakleigh 5th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 6th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 7th Did not qualify for finals
Moorabbin 8th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 9th Did not qualify for finals
Box Hill 10th Did not qualify for finals
Camberwell 11th Did not qualify for finals
Northcote 12th Did not qualify for finals
Sandringham 13th Did not qualify for finals
Brighton 14th Did not qualify for finals

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Sandringham Elsternwick Park 64 - 92 1,250
SAT 18/04/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 57 - 88 3,500
SAT 18/04/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Box Hill Camberwell Sportsground 52 - 43 3,000
SAT 18/04/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Oakleigh Moorabbin Oval 46 - 41 9,000
SAT 18/04/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 99 - 55 3,000
SAT 18/04/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 66 - 45 1,500
SAT 18/04/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 62 - 88 2,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 1 -0- 0 4 180.0% 99 55
Coburg 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 154.4% 88 57
Preston 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 146.7% 66 45
Sandringham 4th 1 -0- 0 4 143.8% 92 64
Williamstown 5th 1 -0- 0 4 141.9% 88 62
Camberwell 6th 1 -0- 0 4 120.9% 52 43
Moorabbin 7th 1 -0- 0 4 112.2% 46 41
Oakleigh 8th 0 -0- 1 0 89.1% 41 46
Box Hill 9th 0 -0- 1 0 82.7% 43 52
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 1 0 70.5% 62 88
Brighton 11th 0 -0- 1 0 69.6% 64 92
Northcote 12th 0 -0- 1 0 68.2% 45 66
Brunswick 13th 0 -0- 1 0 64.8% 57 88
Prahran 14th 0 -0- 1 0 55.6% 55 99

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 59 - 121
SAT 02/05/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Yarraville Moorabbin Oval 56 - 56
SAT 02/05/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Northcote Park 65 - 87
SAT 02/05/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 107 - 94
SAT 02/05/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 89 - 86
SAT 02/05/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Box Hill Beach Road Oval 63 - 129
SAT 02/05/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 137 - 57

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 193.0% 220 114
Williamstown 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 189.1% 225 119
Moorabbin 3rd 1 -1- 0 6 105.2% 102 97
Box Hill 4th 1 -0- 1 4 149.6% 172 115
Oakleigh 5th 1 -0- 1 4 105.7% 148 140
Preston 6th 1 -0- 1 4 105.3% 160 152
Brunswick 7th 1 -0- 1 4 94.1% 144 153
Coburg 8th 1 -0- 1 4 82.6% 147 178
Sandringham 9th 1 -0- 1 4 80.3% 155 193
Prahran 10th 1 -0- 1 4 77.8% 144 185
Camberwell 11th 1 -0- 1 4 60.6% 109 180
Yarraville 12th 0 -1- 1 2 81.9% 118 144
Brighton 13th 0 -0- 2 0 82.9% 150 181
Northcote 14th 0 -0- 2 0 71.9% 110 153

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Coburg Box Hill City Oval 73 - 95
SAT 09/05/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Elsternwick Park 44 - 159
SAT 09/05/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 107 - 66
SAT 09/05/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sportsground 93 - 79
SAT 09/05/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Moorabbin North Port Oval 102 - 33
SAT 09/05/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 55 - 40
SAT 09/05/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 85 - 85

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 3 -0- 0 12 235.6% 384 163
Port Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 219.0% 322 147
Brunswick 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 114.6% 251 219
Preston 4th 2 -0- 1 8 112.0% 215 192
Coburg 5th 2 -0- 1 8 96.4% 242 251
Camberwell 6th 2 -0- 1 8 78.0% 202 259
Oakleigh 7th 1 -1- 1 6 103.6% 233 225
Moorabbin 8th 1 -1- 1 6 67.8% 135 199
Box Hill 9th 1 -0- 2 4 116.7% 245 210
Yarraville 10th 0 -2- 1 4 88.6% 203 229
Prahran 11th 1 -0- 2 4 76.7% 184 240
Sandringham 12th 1 -0- 2 4 73.7% 221 300
Northcote 13th 0 -0- 3 0 76.8% 189 246
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 3 0 57.1% 194 340

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Brunswick Box Hill City Oval 82 - 77
SAT 16/05/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Moorabbin Coburg City Oval 113 - 65
SAT 16/05/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 108 - 45
SAT 16/05/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Robertson Oval 61 - 79 4,000
SAT 16/05/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Yarraville Toorak Park 116 - 64
SAT 16/05/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Camberwell Beach Road Oval 85 - 72
SAT 16/05/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 90 - 44

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 4 -0- 0 16 229.0% 474 207
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 192.8% 401 208
Coburg 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 112.3% 355 316
Box Hill 4th 2 -0- 2 8 113.9% 327 287
Brunswick 5th 2 -0- 2 8 109.0% 328 301
Prahran 6th 2 -0- 2 8 98.7% 300 304
Preston 7th 2 -0- 2 8 91.8% 259 282
Sandringham 8th 2 -0- 2 8 82.3% 306 372
Camberwell 9th 2 -0- 2 8 79.7% 274 344
Oakleigh 10th 1 -1- 2 6 96.7% 294 304
Moorabbin 11th 1 -1- 2 6 64.1% 200 312
Northcote 12th 1 -0- 3 4 102.1% 297 291
Yarraville 13th 0 -2- 2 4 77.4% 267 345
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 4 0 53.3% 239 448

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Northcote Box Hill City Oval 25 - 51
SAT 23/05/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Oakleigh Elsternwick Park 81 - 101
SAT 23/05/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 55 - 29
SAT 23/05/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Prahran Camberwell Sportsground 93 - 68
SAT 23/05/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Moorabbin Preston City Oval 23 - 56
SAT 23/05/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 72 - 61
SAT 23/05/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 27 - 48

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 0 20 191.1% 449 235
Williamstown 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 192.0% 503 262
Brunswick 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 116.1% 383 330
Coburg 4th 3 -0- 2 12 107.2% 416 388
Camberwell 5th 3 -0- 2 12 89.1% 367 412
Sandringham 6th 3 -0- 2 12 87.3% 378 433
Oakleigh 7th 2 -1- 2 10 102.6% 395 385
Moorabbin 8th 2 -1- 2 10 76.4% 256 335
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 3 8 110.1% 348 316
Box Hill 10th 2 -0- 3 8 104.1% 352 338
Prahran 11th 2 -0- 3 8 92.7% 368 397
Preston 12th 2 -0- 3 8 83.4% 282 338
Yarraville 13th 0 -2- 3 4 74.8% 294 393
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 5 0 58.3% 320 549

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville Coburg City Oval 76 - 93
SAT 30/05/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Brighton Moorabbin Oval 61 - 37
SAT 30/05/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Sandringham Northcote Park 42 - 46
SAT 30/05/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Camberwell Warrawee Park 102 - 54
SAT 30/05/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 91 - 39
SAT 30/05/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 76 - 54
SAT 30/05/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Box Hill WCG 109 - 75

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 0 24 197.1% 540 274
Williamstown 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 181.6% 612 337
Sandringham 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 89.3% 424 475
Oakleigh 4th 3 -1- 2 14 113.2% 497 439
Moorabbin 5th 3 -1- 2 14 85.2% 317 372
Brunswick 6th 3 -0- 3 12 107.6% 437 406
Coburg 7th 3 -0- 3 12 102.3% 492 481
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 3 12 98.4% 444 451
Camberwell 9th 3 -0- 3 12 81.9% 421 514
Northcote 10th 2 -0- 4 8 107.7% 390 362
Box Hill 11th 2 -0- 4 8 95.5% 427 447
Yarraville 12th 1 -2- 3 8 82.5% 387 469
Preston 13th 2 -0- 4 8 74.8% 321 429
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 6 0 58.5% 357 610

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Prahran Box Hill City Oval 83 - 80
SAT 06/06/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Port Melbourne Elsternwick Park 58 - 157
SAT 06/06/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 68 - 62
SAT 06/06/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Moorabbin Camberwell Sportsground 84 - 119
SAT 06/06/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Coburg Northcote Park 65 - 91
SAT 06/06/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Yarraville Preston City Oval 51 - 75
SAT 06/06/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 76 - 109

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 0 28 209.9% 697 332
Williamstown 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 174.6% 721 413
Moorabbin 3rd 4 -1- 2 18 95.6% 436 456
Brunswick 4th 4 -0- 3 16 107.9% 505 468
Coburg 5th 4 -0- 3 16 106.8% 583 546
Sandringham 6th 4 -0- 3 16 85.6% 500 584
Oakleigh 7th 3 -1- 3 14 110.3% 559 507
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 4 12 98.1% 524 534
Box Hill 9th 3 -0- 4 12 96.8% 510 527
Yarraville 10th 2 -2- 3 12 88.8% 462 520
Camberwell 11th 3 -0- 4 12 79.8% 505 633
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 5 8 100.4% 455 453
Preston 13th 2 -0- 5 8 73.8% 372 504
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 7 0 54.1% 415 767

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 83 - 44
SAT 13/06/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Brunswick Moorabbin Oval 59 - 55
SAT 13/06/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Box Hill Warrawee Park 133 - 83
SAT 13/06/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Camberwell North Port Oval 122 - 37
SAT 13/06/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 150 - 32
SAT 13/06/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 111 - 72
SAT 13/06/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brighton Yarraville Oval 58 - 50

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 0 32 222.0% 819 369
Williamstown 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 171.5% 832 485
Moorabbin 3rd 5 -1- 2 22 96.9% 495 511
Coburg 4th 5 -0- 3 20 112.9% 666 590
Oakleigh 5th 4 -1- 3 18 117.3% 692 590
Prahran 6th 4 -0- 4 16 119.1% 674 566
Brunswick 7th 4 -0- 4 16 106.3% 560 527
Yarraville 8th 3 -2- 3 16 91.2% 520 570
Sandringham 9th 4 -0- 4 16 72.5% 532 734
Box Hill 10th 3 -0- 5 12 89.8% 593 660
Camberwell 11th 3 -0- 5 12 71.8% 542 755
Northcote 12th 2 -0- 6 8 93.4% 527 564
Preston 13th 2 -0- 6 8 70.9% 416 587
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 8 0 56.4% 465 825

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Moorabbin Box Hill City Oval 58 - 42
SAT 20/06/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Elsternwick Park 54 - 67
SAT 20/06/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 68 - 69
SAT 20/06/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Yarraville Camberwell Sportsground 53 - 61
SAT 20/06/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 59 - 64
SAT 20/06/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 38 - 90
SAT 20/06/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 74 - 74

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 0 36 203.2% 888 437
Williamstown 2nd 7 -1- 1 30 162.1% 906 559
Oakleigh 3rd 5 -1- 3 22 124.5% 782 628
Coburg 4th 5 -1- 3 22 111.4% 740 664
Moorabbin 5th 5 -1- 3 22 94.4% 537 569
Prahran 6th 5 -0- 4 20 118.1% 738 625
Yarraville 7th 4 -2- 3 20 93.3% 581 623
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 5 16 105.4% 628 596
Box Hill 9th 4 -0- 5 16 92.7% 651 702
Sandringham 10th 4 -0- 5 16 69.2% 570 824
Preston 11th 3 -0- 6 12 75.4% 483 641
Camberwell 12th 3 -0- 6 12 72.9% 595 816
Northcote 13th 2 -0- 7 8 93.3% 586 628
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 9 0 58.2% 519 892

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Brighton Coburg City Oval 136 - 37
SAT 27/06/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Sandringham Moorabbin Oval 112 - 58
SAT 27/06/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Northcote Warrawee Park 71 - 65
SAT 27/06/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Box Hill North Port Oval 120 - 22
SAT 27/06/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 102 - 70
SAT 27/06/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 78 - 67
SAT 27/06/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brunswick Yarraville Oval 91 - 65

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 0 40 219.6% 1,008 459
Williamstown 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 147.7% 976 661
Coburg 3rd 6 -1- 3 26 125.0% 876 701
Oakleigh 4th 6 -1- 3 26 123.1% 853 693
Moorabbin 5th 6 -1- 3 26 103.5% 649 627
Prahran 6th 6 -0- 4 24 120.9% 840 695
Yarraville 7th 5 -2- 3 24 97.7% 672 688
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 6 16 100.9% 693 687
Box Hill 9th 4 -0- 6 16 81.9% 673 822
Preston 10th 4 -0- 6 16 79.2% 561 708
Sandringham 11th 4 -0- 6 16 67.1% 628 936
Camberwell 12th 3 -0- 7 12 74.0% 662 894
Northcote 13th 2 -0- 8 8 93.1% 651 699
Brighton 14th 0 -0- 10 0 54.1% 556 1,028

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Yarraville Box Hill City Oval 69 - 111
SAT 04/07/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 82 - 68
SAT 04/07/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brighton Camberwell Sportsground 59 - 72
SAT 04/07/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Moorabbin Northcote Park 81 - 52
SAT 04/07/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 85 - 82
SAT 04/07/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 43 - 188
SAT 04/07/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 115 - 50

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 0 44 238.2% 1,196 502
Williamstown 2nd 8 -1- 2 34 153.4% 1,091 711
Prahran 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 119.0% 925 777
Yarraville 4th 6 -2- 3 28 103.4% 783 757
Coburg 5th 6 -1- 4 26 121.9% 958 786
Oakleigh 6th 6 -1- 4 26 111.8% 903 808
Moorabbin 7th 6 -1- 4 26 99.0% 701 708
Brunswick 8th 5 -0- 6 20 102.6% 775 755
Preston 9th 4 -0- 7 16 79.6% 629 790
Box Hill 10th 4 -0- 7 16 79.5% 742 933
Sandringham 11th 4 -0- 7 16 59.7% 671 1,124
Northcote 12th 3 -0- 8 12 97.5% 732 751
Camberwell 13th 3 -0- 8 12 74.6% 721 966
Brighton 14th 1 -0- 10 4 57.8% 628 1,087

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Elsternwick Park 62 - 68
SAT 11/07/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Coburg City Oval 60 - 39
SAT 11/07/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Williamstown Moorabbin Oval 83 - 132
SAT 11/07/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 83 - 78
SAT 11/07/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 69 - 30
SAT 11/07/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Box Hill Preston City Oval 139 - 94
SAT 11/07/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 138 - 51

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 0 48 237.8% 1,265 532
Williamstown 2nd 9 -1- 2 38 154.0% 1,223 794
Yarraville 3rd 7 -2- 3 32 114.0% 921 808
Coburg 4th 7 -1- 4 30 123.4% 1,018 825
Oakleigh 5th 7 -1- 4 30 111.3% 986 886
Prahran 6th 7 -0- 5 28 116.6% 1,003 860
Moorabbin 7th 6 -1- 5 26 93.3% 784 840
Brunswick 8th 6 -0- 6 24 103.2% 843 817
Preston 9th 5 -0- 7 20 86.9% 768 884
Box Hill 10th 4 -0- 8 16 78.0% 836 1,072
Sandringham 11th 4 -0- 8 16 57.2% 722 1,262
Northcote 12th 3 -0- 9 12 92.9% 762 820
Camberwell 13th 3 -0- 9 12 74.1% 760 1,026
Brighton 14th 1 -0- 11 4 59.7% 690 1,155

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Brighton Box Hill City Oval 65 - 49
SAT 18/07/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Camberwell Brunswick Park 80 - 74
SAT 18/07/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Yarraville Northcote Park 66 - 115
SAT 18/07/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 100 - 78
SAT 18/07/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Moorabbin Toorak Park 70 - 63
SAT 18/07/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 61 - 136
SAT 18/07/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 107 - 84

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 1 48 211.1% 1,349 639
Williamstown 2nd 10 -1- 2 42 151.5% 1,330 878
Yarraville 3rd 8 -2- 3 36 118.5% 1,036 874
Oakleigh 4th 8 -1- 4 34 112.7% 1,086 964
Prahran 5th 8 -0- 5 32 116.3% 1,073 923
Coburg 6th 7 -1- 5 30 118.5% 1,096 925
Brunswick 7th 7 -0- 6 28 103.6% 923 891
Moorabbin 8th 6 -1- 6 26 93.1% 847 910
Preston 9th 6 -0- 7 24 95.7% 904 945
Box Hill 10th 5 -0- 8 20 80.4% 901 1,121
Sandringham 11th 4 -0- 9 16 56.0% 783 1,398
Northcote 12th 3 -0- 10 12 88.6% 828 935
Camberwell 13th 3 -0- 10 12 75.4% 834 1,106
Brighton 14th 1 -0- 12 4 60.6% 739 1,220

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Elsternwick Park 89 - 73
SAT 25/07/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Box Hill Brunswick Park 92 - 72
SAT 25/07/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sandringham Camberwell Sportsground 117 - 74
SAT 25/07/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Coburg Moorabbin Oval 99 - 121
SAT 25/07/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 47 - 43
SAT 25/07/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 73 - 84
SAT 25/07/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Yarraville Oval 79 - 71

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 1 52 204.7% 1,396 682
Williamstown 2nd 11 -1- 2 46 148.7% 1,414 951
Yarraville 3rd 9 -2- 3 40 118.0% 1,115 945
Coburg 4th 8 -1- 5 34 118.8% 1,217 1,024
Oakleigh 5th 8 -1- 5 34 111.7% 1,129 1,011
Prahran 6th 8 -0- 6 32 114.2% 1,144 1,002
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 6 32 105.4% 1,015 963
Moorabbin 8th 6 -1- 7 26 91.8% 946 1,031
Preston 9th 6 -0- 8 24 94.9% 977 1,029
Box Hill 10th 5 -0- 9 20 80.2% 973 1,213
Camberwell 11th 4 -0- 10 16 80.6% 951 1,180
Sandringham 12th 4 -0- 10 16 56.6% 857 1,515
Northcote 13th 3 -0- 11 12 88.0% 901 1,024
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 12 8 64.0% 828 1,293

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Box Hill Coburg City Oval 92 - 64
SAT 01/08/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Port Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 67 - 77
SAT 01/08/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Camberwell Northcote Park 84 - 111
SAT 01/08/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 95 - 64
SAT 01/08/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 96 - 88
SAT 01/08/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 72 - 91
SAT 01/08/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 118 - 53

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 1 56 196.7% 1,473 749
Williamstown 2nd 12 -1- 2 50 152.6% 1,532 1,004
Yarraville 3rd 9 -2- 4 40 113.4% 1,179 1,040
Coburg 4th 9 -1- 5 38 120.3% 1,309 1,088
Oakleigh 5th 9 -1- 5 38 113.9% 1,224 1,075
Prahran 6th 9 -0- 6 36 113.8% 1,240 1,090
Brunswick 7th 9 -0- 6 36 106.9% 1,106 1,035
Moorabbin 8th 6 -1- 8 26 91.4% 1,013 1,108
Preston 9th 6 -0- 9 24 94.7% 1,065 1,125
Camberwell 10th 5 -0- 10 20 84.0% 1,062 1,264
Box Hill 11th 5 -0- 10 20 79.5% 1,037 1,305
Sandringham 12th 4 -0- 11 16 57.8% 929 1,606
Northcote 13th 3 -0- 12 12 86.8% 985 1,135
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 13 8 62.4% 881 1,411

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Sandringham Box Hill City Oval 97 - 45
SAT 08/08/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Elsternwick Park 46 - 143
SAT 08/08/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 59 - 45
SAT 08/08/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sportsground 63 - 97
SAT 08/08/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 79 - 83
SAT 08/08/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 87 - 72
SAT 08/08/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Moorabbin Yarraville Oval 74 - 73

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 2 56 186.5% 1,552 832
Williamstown 2nd 13 -1- 2 54 152.7% 1,629 1,067
Yarraville 3rd 10 -2- 4 44 112.6% 1,253 1,113
Coburg 4th 10 -1- 5 42 119.3% 1,392 1,167
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 6 40 121.7% 1,383 1,136
Brunswick 6th 10 -0- 6 40 107.9% 1,165 1,080
Oakleigh 7th 9 -1- 6 38 111.5% 1,296 1,162
Preston 8th 7 -0- 9 28 96.2% 1,152 1,197
Moorabbin 9th 6 -1- 9 26 91.9% 1,086 1,182
Box Hill 10th 6 -0- 10 24 84.0% 1,134 1,350
Camberwell 11th 5 -0- 11 20 82.7% 1,125 1,361
Sandringham 12th 4 -0- 12 16 57.2% 974 1,703
Northcote 13th 3 -0- 13 12 86.3% 1,030 1,194
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 14 8 59.7% 927 1,554

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 98 - 36
SAT 15/08/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Preston Moorabbin Oval 66 - 31
SAT 15/08/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Box Hill Northcote Park 55 - 59
SAT 15/08/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brighton Warrawee Park 90 - 28
SAT 15/08/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 105 - 78
SAT 15/08/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 79 - 79
SAT 15/08/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 74 - 47

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 2 60 182.1% 1,657 910
Williamstown 2nd 14 -1- 2 58 152.9% 1,703 1,114
Coburg 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 123.9% 1,490 1,203
Yarraville 4th 10 -2- 5 44 109.3% 1,331 1,218
Prahran 5th 10 -1- 6 42 120.3% 1,462 1,215
Oakleigh 6th 10 -1- 6 42 116.5% 1,386 1,190
Brunswick 7th 10 -0- 7 40 105.0% 1,212 1,154
Moorabbin 8th 7 -1- 9 30 95.0% 1,152 1,213
Preston 9th 7 -0- 10 28 93.7% 1,183 1,263
Box Hill 10th 7 -0- 10 28 84.9% 1,193 1,405
Camberwell 11th 5 -1- 11 22 83.6% 1,204 1,440
Sandringham 12th 4 -0- 13 16 56.1% 1,010 1,801
Northcote 13th 3 -0- 14 12 86.6% 1,085 1,253
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 15 8 58.1% 955 1,644

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Williamstown Box Hill City Oval 47 - 54
SAT 22/08/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Moorabbin Elsternwick Park 84 - 108
SAT 22/08/1953 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 45 - 54
SAT 22/08/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Oakleigh Camberwell Sportsground 63 - 72
SAT 22/08/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 49 - 82
SAT 22/08/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Northcote Beach Road Oval 76 - 81
SAT 22/08/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 36 - 26

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 181.3% 1,739 959
Williamstown 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 151.3% 1,757 1,161
Yarraville 3rd 11 -2- 5 48 109.9% 1,367 1,244
Coburg 4th 11 -1- 6 46 122.4% 1,516 1,239
Prahran 5th 11 -1- 6 46 120.3% 1,516 1,260
Oakleigh 6th 11 -1- 6 46 116.4% 1,458 1,253
Brunswick 7th 10 -0- 8 40 104.1% 1,257 1,208
Moorabbin 8th 8 -1- 9 34 97.1% 1,260 1,297
Preston 9th 7 -0- 11 28 91.6% 1,232 1,345
Box Hill 10th 7 -0- 11 28 85.0% 1,240 1,459
Camberwell 11th 5 -1- 12 22 83.8% 1,267 1,512
Northcote 12th 4 -0- 14 16 87.7% 1,166 1,329
Sandringham 13th 4 -0- 14 16 57.7% 1,086 1,882
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 16 8 59.3% 1,039 1,752

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Northcote Coburg City Oval 104 - 75
SAT 29/08/1953 2:10 PM Moorabbin v Camberwell Moorabbin Oval 88 - 77
SAT 29/08/1953 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brunswick Warrawee Park 96 - 51
SAT 29/08/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 183 - 43
SAT 29/08/1953 2:10 PM Prahran v Box Hill Toorak Park 131 - 81
SAT 29/08/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 133 - 48
SAT 29/08/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Yarraville Oval 64 - 62

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 17 -0- 2 68 191.8% 1,922 1,002
Williamstown 2nd 16 -1- 2 66 156.3% 1,890 1,209
Yarraville 3rd 12 -2- 5 52 109.6% 1,431 1,306
Coburg 4th 12 -1- 6 50 123.3% 1,620 1,314
Prahran 5th 12 -1- 6 50 122.8% 1,647 1,341
Oakleigh 6th 12 -1- 6 50 119.2% 1,554 1,304
Brunswick 7th 10 -0- 9 40 100.3% 1,308 1,304
Moorabbin 8th 9 -1- 9 38 98.1% 1,348 1,374
Preston 9th 7 -0- 12 28 91.8% 1,294 1,409
Box Hill 10th 7 -0- 12 28 83.1% 1,321 1,590
Camberwell 11th 5 -1- 13 22 84.0% 1,344 1,600
Northcote 12th 4 -0- 15 16 86.6% 1,241 1,433
Sandringham 13th 4 -0- 15 16 56.3% 1,134 2,015
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 17 8 55.9% 1,082 1,935

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1953 2:10 PM Box Hill v Oakleigh Box Hill City Oval 50 - 113
SAT 05/09/1953 2:10 PM Brighton v Yarraville Elsternwick Park 55 - 111
SAT 05/09/1953 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sportsground 45 - 130
SAT 05/09/1953 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 62 - 98
SAT 05/09/1953 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 70 - 49
SAT 05/09/1953 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 80 - 75
SAT 05/09/1953 2:10 PM Sandringham v Moorabbin Beach Road Oval 103 - 88

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 18 -0- 2 72 196.0% 2,052 1,047
Williamstown 2nd 16 -1- 3 66 151.6% 1,939 1,279
Yarraville 3rd 13 -2- 5 56 113.3% 1,542 1,361
Prahran 4th 13 -1- 6 54 124.4% 1,745 1,403
Oakleigh 5th 13 -1- 6 54 123.1% 1,667 1,354
Coburg 6th 12 -1- 7 50 119.1% 1,682 1,412
Brunswick 7th 10 -0- 10 40 99.9% 1,383 1,384
Moorabbin 8th 9 -1- 10 38 97.2% 1,436 1,477
Preston 9th 8 -0- 12 32 92.6% 1,374 1,484
Box Hill 10th 7 -0- 13 28 80.5% 1,371 1,703
Camberwell 11th 5 -1- 14 22 80.3% 1,389 1,730
Northcote 12th 5 -0- 15 20 88.5% 1,311 1,482
Sandringham 13th 5 -0- 15 20 58.8% 1,237 2,103
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 18 8 55.6% 1,137 2,046

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 18 -0- 2 72 196.0% 2,052 1,047 287 330 142 195
Williamstown 2nd 16 -1- 3 66 151.6% 1,939 1,279 274 295 179 205
Yarraville 3rd 13 -2- 5 56 113.3% 1,542 1,361 218 234 189 227
Prahran 4th 13 -1- 6 54 124.4% 1,745 1,403 249 251 196 227
Oakleigh 5th 13 -1- 6 54 123.1% 1,667 1,354 232 275 188 226
Coburg 6th 12 -1- 7 50 119.1% 1,682 1,412 233 284 199 218
Brunswick 7th 10 -0- 10 40 99.9% 1,383 1,384 190 243 192 232
Moorabbin 8th 9 -1- 10 38 97.2% 1,436 1,477 198 248 210 217
Preston 9th 8 -0- 12 32 92.6% 1,374 1,484 192 222 205 254
Box Hill 10th 7 -0- 13 28 80.5% 1,371 1,703 194 207 240 263
Camberwell 11th 5 -1- 14 22 80.3% 1,389 1,730 197 207 241 284
Northcote 12th 5 -0- 15 20 88.5% 1,311 1,482 182 219 207 240
Sandringham 13th 5 -0- 15 20 58.8% 1,237 2,103 175 187 299 309
Brighton 14th 2 -0- 18 8 55.6% 1,137 2,046 156 201 290 306

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1953 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Junction Oval 64 - 61 16,000
SAT 19/09/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown Junction Oval 86 - 76 12,000

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Williamstown 2nd
Yarraville 3rd
Prahran 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1953 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville Junction Oval 79 - 83 20,000

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Yarraville 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Prahran 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/10/1953 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville Junction Oval 141 - 81 40,000

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Yarraville 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Prahran 4th