carlton v footscray uor
dogs stun blues by 5. footscray (1-0) host geelong. carlton (0-1) play melbourne.
| Carlton 1.5 3.11 6.16 7.1860Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 PM Att: 27,198 Venue: Princes ParkFootscray 2.5 3.6 8.6 9.1165Footscray won by 5 pts |
collingwood v south
pies beat swans by 41. collingwood (1-0) play north. south (0-1) host essendon.
| Collingwood | 5.5 10.8 16.14 17.16 | 118 | Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 PM Att: 29,678 Venue: Victoria Park |
| South Melbourne | 1.1 5.4 8.6 11.11 | 77 | Collingwood won by 41 pts |
essendon v fitzroy
dons beat lions by 23. essendon (1-0) play south. fitzroy (0-1) host richmond.
| Essendon | 4.0 9.2 13.3 17.9 | 111 | Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 PM Att: 23,100 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Fitzroy | 5.5 7.10 10.14 12.16 | 88 | Essendon won by 23 pts |
geelong v hawthorn
cats beat hawks by 49. geelong (1-0) play footscray. hawthorn (0-1) host st kilda.
| Geelong | 3.5 7.8 10.12 12.15 | 87 | Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 PM Att: 19,877 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Hawthorn | 2.0 4.2 4.5 5.8 | 38 | Geelong won by 49 pts |
richmond v melbourne
tigers edge dees by 1 goal. richmond (1-0) play fitzroy. melbourne (0-1) host carlton.
| Richmond | 3.2 4.4 9.6 11.7 | 73 | Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 PM Att: 19,394 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Melbourne | 1.3 3.8 5.8 9.13 | 67 | Richmond won by 6 pts |
st kilda v north
roos smash saints by 8 goals. north (1-0) host collingwood. st kilda (0-1) play hawthorn.
| St Kilda | 4.0 5.2 6.5 8.9 | 57 | Sat 18-Apr-1953 2:15 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| North Melbourne | 4.5 5.14 10.19 14.21 | 105 | North Melbourne won by 48 pts |
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| GE | 1 | 4 | 228.9 |
| NM | 1 | 4 | 184.2 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 153.2 |
| ES | 1 | 4 | 126.1 |
| RI | 1 | 4 | 109.0 |
| FO | 1 | 4 | 108.3 |
| CA | 1 | 0 | 92.3 |
| ME | 1 | 0 | 91.8 |
| FI | 1 | 0 | 79.3 |
| SM | 1 | 0 | 65.3 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 54.3 |
| HW | 1 | 0 | 43.7 |
round 2 matches
melbourne v carlton
north v collingwood
south v essendon
fitzroy v richmond
footscray v geelong
hawthorn v st kilda gor