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