carlton (5-5) vs south (6-4)
blues beat swans by 4 goals. carlton (6-5) play footscray. south (6-5) host collingwood.
| Carlton | 3.2 6.8 8.9 14.13 | 97 | Sat 04-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 29,688 Venue: Princes Park |
| South Melbourne | 2.3 4.6 6.10 10.13 | 73 | Carlton won by 24 pts |
collingwood (7-3) vs fitzroy (6-4) uor
lions edge pies by 1. fitzroy (7-4) host essendon. collingwood (7-4) play south.
| Collingwood | 2.4 4.9 6.14 7.19 | 61 | Sat 04-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 25,078 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Fitzroy | 3.1 4.2 7.5 9.8 | 62 | Fitzroy won by 1 pt |
footscray (7-3) vs essendon (7-3)
dogs overrun dons by 16. footscray (8-3) host carlton. essendon (7-4) play fitzroy.
| Footscray | 0.3 1.9 2.11 9.15 | 69 | Sat 04-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 34,884 Venue: Western Oval |
| Essendon | 2.5 2.7 7.11 7.11 | 53 | Footscray won by 16 pts |
geelong (10-0) vs north (6-4)
cats break the record with their 21st straight win beating the roos by 1. geelong (11-0) play hawthorn. north (6-5) host st kilda.
| Geelong | 4.2 6.4 9.8 12.14 | 86 | Sat 04-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 21,130 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| North Melbourne | 2.1 7.5 11.5 13.7 | 85 | Geelong won by 1 pt |
richmond (1-9) vs hawthorn (2-8)
tigers beat hawks by 34. richmond (2-9) play melbourne. hawthorn (2-9) host geelong.
| Richmond | 1.2 4.6 8.6 12.10 | 82 | Sat 04-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Hawthorn | 3.3 4.3 6.5 7.6 | 48 | Richmond won by 34 pts |
st kilda (2-8) vs melbourne (1-9)
saints edge dees by 4. st kilda (3-8) play north. melbourne (1-10) host richmond.
| St Kilda | 6.2 7.4 9.6 11.7 | 73 | Sat 04-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Melbourne | 2.2 4.10 5.14 8.21 | 69 | St Kilda won by 4 pts |
ladder
| Rd 11 Ladder | |||
| GE | 11 | 44 | 158.8 |
| FO | 11 | 32 | 130.5 |
| ES | 11 | 28 | 125.8 |
| CW | 11 | 28 | 118.1 |
| FI | 11 | 28 | 87.7 |
| CA | 11 | 24 | 105.0 |
| SM | 11 | 24 | 102.7 |
| NM | 11 | 24 | 102.5 |
| SK | 11 | 12 | 71.4 |
| RI | 11 | 8 | 83.2 |
| HW | 11 | 8 | 68.6 |
| ME | 11 | 4 | 81.2 |
round 12 matches
week 1
footscray v carlton
hawthorn v geelong
melborune v richmond gor
week 2
south v collingwood
fitzroy v essendon
north v st kilda