1953 VFL season

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1953 VFL premiership season
Teams12
Premiers Collingwood
12th premiership
Minor premiers Geelong
8th minor premiership
Brownlow Medallist Bill Hutchison (Essendon)
Leading goalkicker medallist John Coleman (Essendon)
Matches played112
Highest89,149
  1952
1954  

The 1953 VFL season was the 57th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 18 April until 26 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.

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The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the twelfth time, after it defeated Geelong by twelve points in the 1953 VFL Grand Final.

Background

In 1953, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1953 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 12.15 (87) Hawthorn 5.8 (38) Kardinia Park 19,87718 April 1953
Essendon 17.9 (111) Fitzroy 12.16 (88) Windy Hill 23,10018 April 1953
Collingwood 17.16 (118) South Melbourne 11.11 (77) Victoria Park 29,67818 April 1953
Carlton 7.18 (60) Footscray 9.11 (65) Princes Park 27,19818 April 1953
St Kilda 8.9 (57) North Melbourne 14.21 (105) Junction Oval 14,00018 April 1953
Richmond 11.7 (73) Melbourne 9.13 (67) Punt Road Oval 18,00018 April 1953

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 8.9 (57) St Kilda 13.14 (92) Glenferrie Oval 12,0002 May 1953
Footscray 8.13 (61) Geelong 15.12 (102) Western Oval 28,5002 May 1953
Fitzroy 12.9 (81) Richmond 11.14 (80) Brunswick Street Oval 21,0002 May 1953
South Melbourne 13.21 (99) Essendon 13.11 (89) Lake Oval 29,2312 May 1953
North Melbourne 18.10 (118) Collingwood 11.9 (75) Arden Street Oval 21,3772 May 1953
Melbourne 8.11 (59) Carlton 13.12 (90) MCG 29,2042 May 1953

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 16.15 (111) Hawthorn 6.6 (42) Western Oval 15,0009 May 1953
Essendon 17.20 (122) St Kilda 7.16 (58) Windy Hill 18,0009 May 1953
Collingwood 9.19 (73) Geelong 14.14 (98) Victoria Park 33,0009 May 1953
North Melbourne 12.12 (84) Melbourne 11.17 (83) Arden Street Oval 12,0009 May 1953
South Melbourne 10.15 (75) Fitzroy 12.14 (86) Lake Oval 24,0009 May 1953
Richmond 15.8 (98) Carlton 16.8 (104) Punt Road Oval 31,0009 May 1953

Round 4

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 7.11 (53) South Melbourne 9.9 (63) Glenferrie Oval 12,00016 May 1953
Fitzroy 12.14 (86) North Melbourne 10.15 (75) Brunswick Street Oval 20,50016 May 1953
Carlton 14.11 (95) Collingwood 14.19 (103) Princes Park 37,50016 May 1953
St Kilda 11.17 (83) Richmond 8.17 (65) Junction Oval 16,50016 May 1953
Melbourne 4.6 (30) Footscray 9.21 (75) MCG 23,72716 May 1953
Geelong 12.7 (79) Essendon 9.11 (65) Kardinia Park 35,00016 May 1953

Round 5

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Essendon 6.10 (46) Melbourne 9.3 (57) Windy Hill 9,50023 May 1953
Collingwood 13.18 (96) Hawthorn 3.8 (26) Victoria Park 9,62723 May 1953
Carlton 7.10 (52) St Kilda 6.7 (43) Princes Park 9,15023 May 1953
South Melbourne 8.10 (58) North Melbourne 9.8 (62) Lake Oval 11,00023 May 1953
Richmond 6.16 (52) Geelong 15.16 (106) Punt Road Oval 10,00023 May 1953
Footscray 10.6 (66) Fitzroy 1.0 (6) Western Oval 14,08723 May 1953

Round 6

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 14.16 (100) South Melbourne 7.5 (47) Kardinia Park 24,83230 May 1953
Collingwood 9.8 (62) Richmond 5.9 (39) Victoria Park 23,03630 May 1953
St Kilda 10.9 (69) Footscray 14.9 (93) Junction Oval 19,00030 May 1953
Melbourne 10.11 (71) Fitzroy 12.9 (81) MCG 21,20530 May 1953
North Melbourne 7.9 (51) Essendon 9.14 (68) Arden Street Oval 25,00030 May 1953
Hawthorn 10.7 (67) Carlton 6.11 (47) Glenferrie Oval 12,00030 May 1953

Round 7

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
St Kilda 7.11 (53) South Melbourne 18.16 (124) Junction Oval 21,0006 June 1953
Fitzroy 8.12 (60) Hawthorn 5.14 (44) Brunswick Street Oval 9,5006 June 1953
Essendon 11.18 (84) Richmond 7.6 (48) Windy Hill 21,0006 June 1953
Carlton 14.16 (100) North Melbourne 7.6 (48) Princes Park 22,2196 June 1953
Melbourne 8.10 (58) Geelong 11.16 (82) MCG 26,2546 June 1953
Footscray 7.9 (51) Collingwood 7.10 (52) Western Oval 32,1146 June 1953

Round 8

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 8.14 (62) North Melbourne 12.8 (80) Glenferrie Oval 7,00013 June 1953
Collingwood 19.17 (131) St Kilda 8.8 (56) Victoria Park 16,20013 June 1953
South Melbourne 11.11 (77) Melbourne 9.17 (71) Lake Oval 22,56513 June 1953
Richmond 8.11 (59) Footscray 9.14 (68) Punt Road Oval 16,00013 June 1953
Geelong 21.10 (136) Fitzroy 7.8 (50) Kardinia Park 21,48913 June 1953
Essendon 14.14 (98) Carlton 7.11 (53) Windy Hill 30,30013 June 1953

Round 9

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 6.9 (45) Richmond 5.12 (42) Arden Street Oval 9,00020 June 1953
Footscray 5.13 (43) South Melbourne 11.6 (72) Western Oval 21,10520 June 1953
St Kilda 6.8 (44) Geelong 9.6 (60) Junction Oval 9,50020 June 1953
Hawthorn 9.10 (64) Essendon 12.15 (87) Glenferrie Oval 8,00020 June 1953
Melbourne 7.6 (48) Collingwood 9.9 (63) MCG 27,17520 June 1953
Fitzroy 7.12 (54) Carlton 7.18 (60) Brunswick Street Oval 15,00020 June 1953

Round 10

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Fitzroy 11.9 (75) St Kilda 7.10 (52) Brunswick Street Oval 9,50027 June 1953
Carlton 8.15 (63) Geelong 10.14 (74) Princes Park 32,52627 June 1953
South Melbourne 12.7 (79) Richmond 6.14 (50) Lake Oval 17,00027 June 1953
Melbourne 10.14 (74) Hawthorn 16.6 (102) MCG 11,99327 June 1953
North Melbourne 3.7 (25) Footscray 5.12 (42) Arden Street Oval 15,00027 June 1953
Essendon 11.14 (80) Collingwood 6.16 (52) Windy Hill 31,90027 June 1953

Round 11

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 12.14 (86) North Melbourne 13.7 (85) Kardinia Park 21,1304 July 1953
Collingwood 7.19 (61) Fitzroy 9.8 (62) Victoria Park 25,0784 July 1953
Carlton 14.13 (97) South Melbourne 10.13 (73) Princes Park 29,6884 July 1953
St Kilda 11.7 (73) Melbourne 8.21 (69) Junction Oval 12,0004 July 1953
Richmond 12.10 (82) Hawthorn 7.6 (48) Punt Road Oval 11,0004 July 1953
Footscray 9.15 (69) Essendon 7.11 (53) Western Oval 34,8844 July 1953

Round 12

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 11.9 (75) Richmond 11.9 (75) MCG 19,40211 July 1953
Hawthorn 9.8 (62) Geelong 12.14 (86) Glenferrie Oval 14,00011 July 1953
Footscray 13.12 (90) Carlton 8.18 (66) Western Oval 31,66811 July 1953
North Melbourne 20.11 (131) St Kilda 5.16 (46) Arden Street Oval 10,50018 July 1953
Fitzroy 7.20 (62) Essendon 14.13 (97) Brunswick Street Oval 25,50018 July 1953
South Melbourne 12.9 (81) Collingwood 17.17 (119) Lake Oval 30,00018 July 1953

Round 13

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Essendon 12.11 (83) South Melbourne 8.14 (62) Windy Hill 23,00025 July 1953
Collingwood 13.16 (94) North Melbourne 8.17 (65) Victoria Park 23,86825 July 1953
Carlton 12.24 (96) Melbourne 10.10 (70) Princes Park 16,36725 July 1953
St Kilda 9.13 (67) Hawthorn 4.14 (38) Junction Oval 7,50025 July 1953
Geelong 11.12 (78) Footscray 8.10 (58) Kardinia Park 32,09325 July 1953
Richmond 13.7 (85) Fitzroy 13.12 (90) Punt Road Oval 15,00025 July 1953

Round 14

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 9.13 (67) North Melbourne 8.16 (64) MCG 13,7681 August 1953
Fitzroy 12.18 (90) South Melbourne 7.19 (61) Brunswick Street Oval 16,0001 August 1953
Carlton 15.16 (106) Richmond 10.19 (79) Princes Park 21,5081 August 1953
Hawthorn 3.10 (28) Footscray 11.10 (76) Glenferrie Oval 10,0001 August 1953
St Kilda 9.10 (64) Essendon 14.15 (99) Junction Oval 19,5001 August 1953
Geelong 7.13 (55) Collingwood 10.15 (75) Kardinia Park 31,6351 August 1953

Round 15

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 13.16 (94) St Kilda 11.14 (80) Punt Road Oval 9,5008 August 1953
Footscray 14.14 (98) Melbourne 9.7 (61) Western Oval 18,0758 August 1953
Essendon 8.13 (61) Geelong 7.8 (50) Windy Hill 41,0008 August 1953
South Melbourne 7.12 (54) Hawthorn 9.8 (62) Lake Oval 8,5008 August 1953
North Melbourne 17.19 (121) Fitzroy 7.9 (51) Arden Street Oval 12,0008 August 1953
Collingwood 12.15 (87) Carlton 9.16 (70) Victoria Park 31,2778 August 1953

Round 16

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 8.8 (56) South Melbourne 11.21 (87) Arden Street Oval 8,00015 August 1953
Geelong 14.18 (102) Richmond 4.9 (33) Kardinia Park 10,00015 August 1953
Fitzroy 7.11 (53) Footscray 14.14 (98) Brunswick Street Oval 17,50015 August 1953
Melbourne 8.9 (57) Essendon 12.10 (82) MCG 25,54315 August 1953
Hawthorn 11.6 (72) Collingwood 12.16 (88) Glenferrie Oval 7,00015 August 1953
St Kilda 8.15 (63) Carlton 7.16 (58) Junction Oval 9,70015 August 1953

Round 17

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 12.18 (90) St Kilda 4.5 (29) Western Oval 15,15822 August 1953
Fitzroy 6.13 (49) Melbourne 9.10 (64) Brunswick Street Oval 7,50022 August 1953
Essendon 12.6 (78) North Melbourne 12.7 (79) Windy Hill 18,00022 August 1953
Carlton 12.15 (87) Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Princes Park 8,50022 August 1953
South Melbourne 14.14 (98) Geelong 8.7 (55) Lake Oval 21,00022 August 1953
Richmond 12.9 (81) Collingwood 13.17 (95) Punt Road Oval 18,00022 August 1953

Round 18

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 16.14 (110) Melbourne 8.8 (56) Kardinia Park 18,12429 August 1953
Collingwood 10.14 (74) Footscray 8.7 (55) Victoria Park 33,86729 August 1953
South Melbourne 13.20 (98) St Kilda 4.12 (36) Lake Oval 13,00029 August 1953
Hawthorn 9.10 (64) Fitzroy 13.6 (84) Glenferrie Oval 5,00029 August 1953
Richmond 13.7 (85) Essendon 19.12 (126) Punt Road Oval 19,00029 August 1953
North Melbourne 14.10 (94) Carlton 15.15 (105) Arden Street Oval 14,00029 August 1953

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Geelong 18153015461079143.360
2 Collingwood (P)18144015181229123.556
3 Footscray 1813501309959136.552
4 Essendon 18135015291177129.952
5 Carlton 18108014091310107.640
6 Fitzroy 1810801208142185.040
7 North Melbourne 1899013881287107.836
8 South Melbourne 1899013851323104.736
9 St Kilda 1851301065156168.220
10 Richmond 1831411220150181.314
11 Melbourne 1831411137142080.114
12 Hawthorn 183150974142168.512

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 72.6
Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

Semi-finals

Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Footscray 3.73.84.116.13 (49)
Essendon 1.03.74.75.11(41)
Attendance: 68,533
Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Geelong 3.16.47.128.12 (60)
Collingwood 2.35.77.813.12 (90)
Attendance: 70,292

Preliminary final

Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Geelong 0.62.76.108.15 (63)
Footscray 2.13.44.55.7 (37)
Attendance: 58,615

Grand final

Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Collingwood 2.45.610.1011.11 (77)
Geelong 2.23.95.118.17 (65)
Attendance: 89,149

Season notes

Awards

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