bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.21 (99) | | 13.11 (89) | Lake Oval | 29,231 | 2 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.10 (118) | | 11.9 (75) | Arden Street Oval | 21,377 | 2 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.11 (59) | | 13.12 (90) | MCG | 29,204 | 2 May 1953 Round 3 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.15 (111) | | 6.6 (42) | Western Oval | 15,000 | 9 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.20 (122) | | 7.16 (58) | Windy Hill | 18,000 | 9 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.19 (73) | | 14.14 (98) | Victoria Park | 33,000 | 9 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.12 (84) | | 11.17 (83) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 9 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.15 (75) | | 12.14 (86) | Lake Oval | 24,000 | 9 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.8 (98) | | 16.8 (104) | Punt Road Oval | 31,000 | 9 May 1953 Round 4 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.11 (53) | | 9.9 (63) | Glenferrie Oval | 12,000 | 16 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.14 (86) | | 10.15 (75) | Brunswick Street Oval | 20,500 | 16 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.11 (95) | | 14.19 (103) | Princes Park | 37,500 | 16 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.17 (83) | | 8.17 (65) | Junction Oval | 16,500 | 16 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 4.6 (30) | | 9.21 (75) | MCG | 23,727 | 16 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.7 (79) | | 9.11 (65) | Kardinia Park | 35,000 | 16 May 1953 Round 5 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.10 (46) | | 9.3 (57) | Windy Hill | 9,500 | 23 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.18 (96) | | 3.8 (26) | Victoria Park | 9,627 | 23 May 1953 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | |