Round 1, 1953 · Punt Road Oval · Saturday 18 April 1953, 2:15pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 20 | 28 | 60 | 73 |
| Melbourne | 9 | 26 | 38 | 67 |
Crowd 19,394. Coaches: Albert Pannam and Norm Smith. Umpires: James Jamieson.
| Allan Cations | 33 | 0 |
| Kevin Dillon | 31 | 0 |
| Roy Wright | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Green (debut) | 10 | 0 |
| Kevin Coppock (debut) | 30 | 0 |
| Des Rowe | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin Betson | 5 | 0 |
| Fred Clarke | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 8 | 0 |
| John Nix | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Schofield | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Branton (debut) | 29 | 0 |
| Max Oppy | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Ednie | 23 | 1 |
| Geoff Spring | 19 | 1 |
| Havel Rowe | 3 | 1 |
| Graham Cox | 37 | 2 |
| Bill Wilson | 32 | 2 |
| Ray Poulter | 24 | 2 |
| Allan Cooke | 7 | 2 |
| Leigh Gloury (debut) | 23 | 0 |
| Max Orr | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Christie | 4 | 0 |
| Nevin Paynter | 18 | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | 29 | 0 |
| Peter Marquis (debut) | 3 | 0 |
| John Beckwith | 30 | 0 |
| Ken Albiston | 6 | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | 12 | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | 35 | 0 |
| Ian McLean | 5 | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | 17 | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | 1 | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Melville (debut) | 38 | 0 |
| Alan Krause | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Wilson | 11 | 1 |
| Jack Thomson | 33 | 2 |
| Robert McKenzie | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Anderson (debut) | 32 | 3 |
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200 meetings: Richmond 108, Melbourne 90, 2 drawn.
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Melbourne by 54 · crowd 67,364
Melbourne by 20 · crowd 71,635
Melbourne by 43 · crowd 72,840
Melbourne by 32 · crowd 52,294
Melbourne by 18 · crowd 83,985