Saturday 5 September - Lake Oval
Melbourne 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.6.24
Essendon 0.1, 0.3, 0.3, 1.5.11
Goals - Webster 1, Rickards 1, Mountain 1
Best were Profitt, Webster, Waldron
Also in the team - Brian Watson (CHB), Whitten and Johnson
Media
Sporting Globe - 05/09/1953
Argus - 07/09/1953
Herald - 31/10/1953