score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.13 (67) | | 8.16 (64) | MCG | 13,768 | 1 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.18 (90) | | 7.19 (61) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16,000 | 1 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.16 (106) | | 10.19 (79) | Princes Park | 21,508 | 1 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 3.10 (28) | | 11.10 (76) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,000 | 1 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.10 (64) | | 14.15 (99) | Junction Oval | 19,500 | 1 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.13 (55) | | 10.15 (75) | Kardinia Park | 31,635 | 1 August 1953 Round 15 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.16 (94) | | 11.14 (80) | Punt Road Oval | 9,500 | 8 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.14 (98) | | 9.7 (61) | Western Oval | 18,075 | 8 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.13 (61) | | 7.8 (50) | Windy Hill | 41,000 | 8 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.12 (54) | | 9.8 (62) | Lake Oval | 8,500 | 8 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.19 (121) | | 7.9 (51) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 8 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.15 (87) | | 9.16 (70) | Victoria Park | 31,277 | 8 August 1953 Round 16 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.8 (56) | | 11.21 (87) | Arden Street Oval | 8,000 | 15 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.18 (102) | | 4.9 (33) | Kardinia Park | 10,000 | 15 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.11 (53) | | 14.14 (98) | Brunswick Street Oval | 17,500 | 15 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.9 (57) | | 12.10 (82) | MCG | 25,543 | 15 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.6 (72) | | 12.16 (88) | Glenferrie Oval | 7,000 | 15 August 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.15 (63) | | 7.16 (58) | Junction Oval | 9,700 | 15 August 1953