1953 VFLS Season

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

It featured eighteen rounds. Essendon Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Carlton Seconds were the premiers, with Mick Price as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1953 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Mick Price
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Charlie Utting
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Jack Mueller
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Col Austen
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton Seconds
Runners-Up: Essendon Seconds
Minor Premiers: Essendon Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Essendon Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.4% 1,386 859 190 246 118 151
Richmond Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 127.4% 1,391 1,092 191 245 151 186
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 101.3% 1,349 1,332 190 209 181 246
Carlton Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 121.7% 1,691 1,389 237 269 199 195
Collingwood Seconds 5th 9 -0- 9 36 114.5% 1,284 1,121 175 234 153 203
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 9 -0- 9 36 100.4% 1,279 1,274 173 241 178 206
Melbourne Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 95.8% 1,423 1,485 203 205 207 243
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 8 -0- 10 32 98.0% 1,309 1,336 189 175 180 256
Geelong Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 86.7% 1,227 1,415 166 231 199 221
Footscray Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 92.7% 1,330 1,435 186 214 199 241
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 4 -0- 14 16 72.4% 1,057 1,460 145 187 201 254
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 66.0% 1,027 1,555 142 175 221 229

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Carlton Seconds 1st Premiers
Essendon Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Richmond Seconds 3rd Defeated by Carlton Seconds (Preliminary Final)
North Melbourne Seconds 4th Defeated by Carlton Seconds (Semi Final)
Collingwood Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1953 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 40 - 112
SAT 18/04/1953 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 79 - 76
SAT 18/04/1953 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 69 - 93
SAT 18/04/1953 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 76 - 83
SAT 18/04/1953 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 60 - 39
SAT 18/04/1953 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Lakeside Oval 71 - 67

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 280.0% 112 40
North Melbourne Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 153.8% 60 39
Geelong Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 134.8% 93 69
Richmond Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 109.2% 83 76
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 106.0% 71 67
Footscray Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 103.9% 79 76
Carlton Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 96.2% 76 79
Collingwood Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 94.4% 67 71
Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 91.6% 76 83
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 74.2% 69 93
St Kilda Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 65.0% 39 60
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 35.7% 40 112

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1953 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 101 - 64
SAT 02/05/1953 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 64 - 88
SAT 02/05/1953 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 95 - 47
SAT 02/05/1953 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Kardinia Park 84 - 92
SAT 02/05/1953 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 57 - 77
SAT 02/05/1953 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 69 - 52

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 237.9% 207 87
North Melbourne Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 143.7% 148 103
Footscray Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 106.9% 171 160
Carlton Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 123.8% 177 143
Geelong Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 109.9% 177 161
St Kilda Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 96.4% 108 112
Richmond Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 91.5% 140 153
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 72.8% 118 162
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 69.2% 117 169
Collingwood Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 82.4% 131 159
Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 76.1% 140 184
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 74.7% 121 162

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1953 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 88 - 92
SAT 09/05/1953 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 104 - 72
SAT 09/05/1953 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Kardinia Park 41 - 77
SAT 09/05/1953 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 82 - 51
SAT 09/05/1953 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 124 - 93
SAT 09/05/1953 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 37 - 92

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 241.1% 299 124
North Melbourne Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 106.2% 241 227
Richmond Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 96.3% 232 241
Footscray Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 91.7% 222 242
Fitzroy Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 91.7% 221 241
Carlton Seconds 6th 1 -0- 2 4 112.8% 265 235
Collingwood Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 104.0% 208 200
Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 95.3% 264 277
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 95.3% 203 213
Geelong Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 91.6% 218 238
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -0- 2 4 71.4% 190 266
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 2 4 71.1% 145 204

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1953 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 91 - 124
SAT 16/05/1953 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 64 - 32
SAT 16/05/1953 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 96 - 62
SAT 16/05/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 93 - 50
SAT 16/05/1953 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 86 - 58
SAT 16/05/1953 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 37 - 79

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 232.7% 363 156
North Melbourne Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 120.6% 334 277
Richmond Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 106.4% 318 299
Footscray Seconds 4th 3 -0- 1 12 104.6% 318 304
Carlton Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 119.3% 389 326
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 112.8% 282 250
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 81.1% 271 334
Collingwood Seconds 8th 1 -0- 3 4 92.3% 299 324
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 4 87.4% 326 373
Geelong Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 82.8% 250 302
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 70.0% 203 290
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 3 4 65.8% 227 345

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1953 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 32 - 68
SAT 23/05/1953 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Kardinia Park 37 - 71
SAT 23/05/1953 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood (S) Glenferrie Oval 44 - 78
SAT 23/05/1953 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 52 - 35
SAT 23/05/1953 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 27 - 25
SAT 23/05/1953 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 55 - 83

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 4 -0- 1 16 191.3% 398 208
North Melbourne Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 119.5% 361 302
Richmond Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 115.8% 389 336
Footscray Seconds 4th 4 -0- 1 16 114.9% 386 336
Carlton Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 123.9% 472 381
Collingwood Seconds 6th 2 -0- 3 8 102.4% 377 368
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 99.4% 326 328
Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 92.6% 378 408
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 75.4% 303 402
Geelong Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 76.9% 287 373
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 69.2% 258 373
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 4 4 67.7% 252 372

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1953 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 113 - 57
SAT 30/05/1953 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 135 - 39
SAT 30/05/1953 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 68 - 97
SAT 30/05/1953 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 112 - 45
SAT 30/05/1953 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 81 - 44
SAT 30/05/1953 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 85 - 51

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 5 -0- 1 20 215.8% 533 247
Footscray Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 130.7% 498 381
Richmond Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 123.7% 470 380
Carlton Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 133.6% 585 438
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 4 -0- 2 16 91.5% 400 437
Melbourne Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 99.8% 475 476
Collingwood Seconds 7th 2 -0- 4 8 93.8% 421 449
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 2 -0- 4 8 86.8% 383 441
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 79.7% 337 423
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 2 -0- 4 8 74.3% 371 499
Geelong Seconds 11th 1 -0- 5 4 73.8% 338 458
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 5 4 62.5% 303 485

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1953 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 70 - 58
SAT 06/06/1953 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 116 - 79
SAT 06/06/1953 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 43 - 52
SAT 06/06/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 102 - 91
SAT 06/06/1953 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 49 - 28
SAT 06/06/1953 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 111 - 60

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 6 -0- 1 24 127.2% 519 408
Essendon Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 189.5% 561 296
Footscray Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 123.3% 556 451
North Melbourne Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 95.1% 502 528
Carlton Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 125.2% 676 540
Collingwood Seconds 6th 3 -0- 4 12 96.8% 491 507
Melbourne Seconds 7th 3 -0- 4 12 93.6% 554 592
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 92.8% 448 483
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 3 -0- 4 12 78.0% 423 542
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 86.4% 426 493
Geelong Seconds 11th 2 -0- 5 8 84.5% 454 537
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 6 4 60.9% 363 596

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1953 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 54 - 58
SAT 13/06/1953 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 85 - 77
SAT 13/06/1953 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 25 - 113
SAT 13/06/1953 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 64 - 58
SAT 13/06/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 71 - 58
SAT 13/06/1953 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 44 - 71

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 7 -0- 1 28 146.0% 632 433
Essendon Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 176.9% 619 350
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 97.8% 573 586
Footscray Seconds 4th 5 -0- 3 20 103.0% 581 564
Carlton Seconds 5th 4 -0- 4 16 122.1% 730 598
Collingwood Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 16 102.0% 562 551
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 95.1% 618 650
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 4 -0- 4 16 82.1% 508 619
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 3 -0- 5 12 92.5% 506 547
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 8 85.8% 484 564
Geelong Seconds 11th 2 -0- 6 8 85.4% 531 622
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 7 4 61.0% 407 667

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1953 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 96 - 75
SAT 20/06/1953 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 93 - 68
SAT 20/06/1953 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 95 - 61
SAT 20/06/1953 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Kardinia Park 52 - 51
SAT 20/06/1953 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 59 - 70
SAT 20/06/1953 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 97 - 73

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 7 -0- 2 28 173.7% 714 411
Richmond Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 137.4% 691 503
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 99.7% 643 645
Carlton Seconds 4th 5 -0- 4 20 122.7% 826 673
Collingwood Seconds 5th 5 -0- 4 20 105.8% 655 619
Footscray Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 98.9% 654 661
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 97.3% 603 620
Melbourne Seconds 8th 4 -0- 5 16 92.3% 686 743
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 4 -0- 5 16 81.5% 583 715
Geelong Seconds 10th 3 -0- 6 12 86.6% 583 673
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 7 8 82.7% 545 659
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 8 4 63.7% 458 719

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1953 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 26 - 33
SAT 27/06/1953 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 80 - 91
SAT 27/06/1953 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 94 - 70
SAT 27/06/1953 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 60 - 103
SAT 27/06/1953 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 72 - 59
SAT 27/06/1953 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 65 - 95

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 8 -0- 2 32 170.9% 747 437
Richmond Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 135.8% 763 562
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 101.2% 734 725
Carlton Seconds 4th 5 -0- 5 20 116.8% 896 767
Collingwood Seconds 5th 5 -0- 5 20 104.4% 681 652
Melbourne Seconds 6th 5 -0- 5 20 98.3% 789 803
Footscray Seconds 7th 5 -0- 5 20 97.6% 734 752
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 5 20 86.9% 678 780
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 6 16 95.7% 662 692
Geelong Seconds 10th 4 -0- 6 16 91.1% 677 743
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 8 8 79.4% 605 762
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 9 4 64.3% 523 814

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1953 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 80 - 38
SAT 04/07/1953 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 87 - 51
SAT 04/07/1953 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 79 - 84
SAT 04/07/1953 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 45 - 57
SAT 04/07/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 57 - 72
SAT 04/07/1953 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 78 - 66

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 36 174.1% 827 475
Richmond Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 132.1% 847 641
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 99.2% 791 797
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 6 -0- 5 24 92.1% 765 831
Carlton Seconds 5th 5 -0- 6 20 113.8% 962 845
Collingwood Seconds 6th 5 -0- 6 20 99.1% 732 739
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 5 -0- 6 20 97.6% 740 758
Melbourne Seconds 8th 5 -0- 6 20 97.0% 834 860
Geelong Seconds 9th 5 -0- 6 20 93.6% 749 800
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 6 20 92.8% 772 832
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 9 8 80.9% 684 846
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -0- 9 8 67.5% 580 859

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1953 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 114 - 65
SAT 11/07/1953 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 84 - 45
SAT 11/07/1953 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Kardinia Park 73 - 49
SAT 11/07/1953 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 98 - 64
SAT 18/07/1953 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 78 - 66
SAT 18/07/1953 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 113 - 79

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 10 -0- 2 40 167.3% 905 541
Richmond Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 134.0% 945 705
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 95.6% 870 910
Carlton Seconds 4th 6 -0- 6 24 118.2% 1,076 910
Collingwood Seconds 5th 6 -0- 6 24 104.1% 816 784
Geelong Seconds 6th 6 -0- 6 24 96.8% 822 849
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 6 -0- 6 24 91.4% 831 909
Melbourne Seconds 8th 5 -0- 7 20 93.7% 898 958
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 7 20 93.2% 785 842
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 7 20 88.5% 837 946
St Kilda Seconds 11th 3 -0- 9 12 73.9% 693 938
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 2 -0- 10 8 79.8% 733 919

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1953 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 83
SAT 25/07/1953 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 77 - 83
SAT 25/07/1953 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 90 - 44
SAT 25/07/1953 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 122 - 112
SAT 25/07/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 75 - 52
SAT 25/07/1953 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 51 - 73

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 11 -0- 2 44 165.2% 978 592
Richmond Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 130.6% 1,028 787
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 98.2% 945 962
Geelong Seconds 4th 7 -0- 6 28 97.7% 905 926
Carlton Seconds 5th 6 -0- 7 24 115.1% 1,188 1,032
Collingwood Seconds 6th 6 -0- 7 24 101.0% 868 859
Melbourne Seconds 7th 6 -0- 7 24 95.3% 1,020 1,070
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 6 -0- 7 24 92.0% 913 992
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 8 20 91.4% 836 915
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 8 20 88.8% 914 1,029
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 3 -0- 10 12 85.5% 823 963
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 10 12 71.7% 737 1,028

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1953 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 80 - 43
SAT 01/08/1953 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 69 - 60
SAT 01/08/1953 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 43 - 72
SAT 01/08/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 108 - 81
SAT 01/08/1953 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 76 - 86
SAT 01/08/1953 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 99 - 90

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 12 -0- 2 48 160.6% 1,047 652
Richmond Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 126.5% 1,104 873
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 101.0% 1,053 1,043
Carlton Seconds 4th 7 -0- 7 28 115.0% 1,274 1,108
Collingwood Seconds 5th 7 -0- 7 28 105.1% 948 902
Geelong Seconds 6th 7 -0- 7 28 94.2% 948 1,006
Melbourne Seconds 7th 6 -0- 8 24 93.5% 1,101 1,178
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 8 24 93.0% 935 1,005
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 6 -0- 8 24 91.9% 1,003 1,091
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 9 20 86.9% 957 1,101
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 4 -0- 10 16 89.0% 895 1,006
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 11 12 72.7% 797 1,097

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1953 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 89 - 78
SAT 08/08/1953 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 85
SAT 08/08/1953 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Kardinia Park 84 - 85
SAT 08/08/1953 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 42 - 80
SAT 08/08/1953 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 106 - 80
SAT 08/08/1953 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 43 - 97

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 13 -0- 2 52 153.8% 1,132 736
Richmond Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 131.1% 1,201 916
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 104.0% 1,138 1,094
Carlton Seconds 4th 8 -0- 7 32 114.9% 1,363 1,186
Collingwood Seconds 5th 7 -0- 8 28 103.5% 1,026 991
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -0- 8 28 96.9% 1,015 1,047
Melbourne Seconds 7th 7 -0- 8 28 95.9% 1,207 1,258
Geelong Seconds 8th 7 -0- 8 28 94.6% 1,032 1,091
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 6 -0- 9 24 89.6% 1,054 1,176
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 10 20 85.9% 1,037 1,207
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 4 -0- 11 16 86.3% 937 1,086
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 12 12 70.4% 840 1,194

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1953 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 117 - 56
SAT 15/08/1953 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 143 - 19
SAT 15/08/1953 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 90 - 39
SAT 15/08/1953 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 64 - 84
SAT 15/08/1953 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 102 - 31
SAT 15/08/1953 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 75 - 91

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 14 -0- 2 56 157.7% 1,222 775
Richmond Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 137.6% 1,303 947
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 105.1% 1,229 1,169
Carlton Seconds 4th 9 -0- 7 36 119.2% 1,480 1,242
Collingwood Seconds 5th 8 -0- 8 32 115.7% 1,169 1,010
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -0- 9 28 95.8% 1,090 1,138
Melbourne Seconds 7th 7 -0- 9 28 92.4% 1,246 1,348
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 7 -0- 9 28 91.8% 1,138 1,240
Geelong Seconds 9th 7 -0- 9 28 89.1% 1,063 1,193
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 11 20 85.3% 1,101 1,291
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 4 -0- 12 16 77.8% 956 1,229
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 13 12 68.3% 896 1,311

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1953 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 36 - 38
SAT 22/08/1953 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 70 - 101
SAT 22/08/1953 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 61 - 103
SAT 22/08/1953 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 56 - 43
SAT 22/08/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 34 - 55
SAT 22/08/1953 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 65 - 156

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 15 -0- 2 60 157.8% 1,277 809
Richmond Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 3 56 136.4% 1,341 983
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 103.2% 1,263 1,224
Carlton Seconds 4th 10 -0- 7 40 121.5% 1,583 1,303
Collingwood Seconds 5th 8 -0- 9 32 115.0% 1,205 1,048
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 9 32 98.6% 1,191 1,208
Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -0- 9 32 93.6% 1,302 1,391
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 7 -0- 10 28 91.1% 1,181 1,296
Geelong Seconds 9th 7 -0- 10 28 87.6% 1,133 1,294
Footscray Seconds 10th 6 -0- 11 24 92.7% 1,257 1,356
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 4 -0- 13 16 76.4% 1,017 1,332
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 14 12 65.5% 961 1,467

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1953 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 108 - 86
SAT 29/08/1953 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 109 - 50
SAT 29/08/1953 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 128 - 40
SAT 29/08/1953 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 73 - 79
SAT 29/08/1953 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 121 - 94
SAT 29/08/1953 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 66 - 88

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.4% 1,386 859
Richmond Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 127.4% 1,391 1,092
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 101.3% 1,349 1,332
Carlton Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 121.7% 1,691 1,389
Collingwood Seconds 5th 9 -0- 9 36 114.5% 1,284 1,121
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 9 -0- 9 36 100.4% 1,279 1,274
Melbourne Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 95.8% 1,423 1,485
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 8 -0- 10 32 98.0% 1,309 1,336
Geelong Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 86.7% 1,227 1,415
Footscray Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 92.7% 1,330 1,435
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 4 -0- 14 16 72.4% 1,057 1,460
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 66.0% 1,027 1,555

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1953 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 53 - 79
SAT 12/09/1953 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 82 - 73

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1953 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 54 - 70

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1953 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 73 - 97