| Kardinia Park | 21,130 | 4 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.19 (61) | | 9.8 (62) | Victoria Park | 25,078 | 4 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 10.13 (73) | Princes Park | 29,688 | 4 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.7 (73) | | 8.21 (69) | Junction Oval | 12,000 | 4 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.10 (82) | | 7.6 (48) | Punt Road Oval | 11,000 | 4 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.15 (69) | | 7.11 (53) | Western Oval | 34,884 | 4 July 1953 Round 12 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.9 (75) | | 11.9 (75) | MCG | 19,402 | 11 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.8 (62) | | 12.14 (86) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,000 | 11 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.12 (90) | | 8.18 (66) | Western Oval | 31,668 | 11 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.11 (131) | | 5.16 (46) | Arden Street Oval | 10,500 | 18 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.20 (62) | | 14.13 (97) | Brunswick Street Oval | 25,500 | 18 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.9 (81) | | 17.17 (119) | Lake Oval | 30,000 | 18 July 1953 Round 13 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.11 (83) | | 8.14 (62) | Windy Hill | 23,000 | 25 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.16 (94) | | 8.17 (65) | Victoria Park | 23,868 | 25 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.24 (96) | | 10.10 (70) | Princes Park | 16,367 | 25 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.13 (67) | | 4.14 (38) | Junction Oval | 7,500 | 25 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.12 (78) | | 8.10 (58) | Kardinia Park | 32,093 | 25 July 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.7 (85) | | 13.12 (90) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 25 July 1953 Round 14 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team