Round 17, 1953 · Brunswick Street Oval · Saturday 22 August 1953, 2:15pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 16 | 19 | 46 | 49 |
| Melbourne | 21 | 38 | 44 | 64 |
Crowd 7,500. Coaches: Alan Ruthven and Norm Smith. Umpires: Harry Rowe.
| Reg Renwick | 9 | 0 |
| John Ford (debut) | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Cusack | – | 0 |
| Jack MacGregor | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Darrigan | – | 0 |
| Tom Meehan | 31 | 0 |
| Jack Gervasoni | 4 | 0 |
| Fred Anderson | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Ruthven | 7 | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | 17 | 0 |
| Alan Gale | 33 | 0 |
| Don Furness | 30 | 0 |
| Neville Broderick | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Gaffney | 26 | 0 |
| Keith Webb (debut) | 35 | 1 |
| Tony Ongarello | 5 | 1 |
| George Coates | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Ross | 22 | 1 |
| Colin Davey | 11 | 1 |
| Ern Trickey | – | 1 |
| Lance Arnold | 29 | 0 |
| Tony Bull | 29 | 0 |
| Don Williams | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Melville | 38 | 0 |
| Ralph Lane | 34 | 0 |
| Frank Adams | 41 | 0 |
| Noel Clarke | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Albiston | 6 | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | 12 | 0 |
| Neil Whitaker | 27 | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | 17 | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | 35 | 0 |
| Ian McLean | 5 | 0 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | 0 |
| Ken Christie | 4 | 0 |
| Peter Marquis | 3 | 1 |
| Denis Cordner | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Thomson | 33 | 1 |
| Robert McKenzie | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Anderson | 32 | 4 |
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179 meetings: Fitzroy 88, Melbourne 88, 3 drawn.
Melbourne by 63 · crowd 10,836
Melbourne by 81 · crowd 8,862
Melbourne by 46 · crowd 8,484
Fitzroy by 23 · crowd 22,605
Fitzroy by 1 · crowd 13,498
Melbourne by 22 · crowd 21,097