melbourne (0-1) vs carlton (0-1)
blues beat dees by 31. carlton (1-1) play richmond. melbourne (0-2) play north.
| Melbourne | 2.4 3.4 5.7 8.11 | 59 | Sat 02-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 30,325 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Carlton | 2.2 8.4 11.9 13.12 | 90 | Carlton won by 31 pts |
north (1-0) vs collingwood (1-0) uor
roos stun pies easily by 43. north (2-0) host melbourne. collingwood (1-1) host geelong.
| North Melbourne | 6.2 10.4 14.7 18.10 | 118 | Sat 02-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 21,377 Venue: Arden St |
| Collingwood | 3.1 5.5 7.8 11.9 | 75 | North Melbourne won by 43 pts |
south (0-1) vs essendon (1-0)
swans stun dons by 10 behinds. south (1-1) host fitzroy. essendon (1-1) host st kilda.
| South Melbourne | 3.6 5.11 10.16 13.21 | 99 | Sat 02-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 29,231 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Essendon | 1.0 9.2 10.8 13.11 | 89 | South Melbourne won by 10 pts |
fitzroy (0-1) vs richmond (1-0)
lions edge tigers by 1. fitzroy (1-1) play south. richmond (1-1) host carlton.
| Fitzroy | 6.2 8.4 11.6 12.9 | 81 | Sat 02-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Richmond | 3.2 6.8 9.12 11.14 | 80 | Fitzroy won by 1 pt |
footscray (1-0) vs geelong (1-0)
cats beat dogs by 41. geelong (2-0) play collingwood. footscray (1-1) host hawthorn.
| Footscray | 1.3 3.9 5.10 8.13 | 61 | Sat 02-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 28,500 Venue: Western Oval |
| Geelong | 5.1 9.5 14.8 15.12 | 102 | Geelong won by 41 pts |
hawthorn (0-1) vs st kilda (0-1)
saints beat hawks by 35. st kilda (1-1) play essendon. hawthorn (0-2) play footscray.
| Hawthorn | 4.1 5.4 6.7 8.9 | 57 | Sat 02-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| St Kilda | 5.3 7.8 9.11 13.14 | 92 | St Kilda won by 35 pts |
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| GE | 2 | 8 | 190.9 |
| NM | 2 | 8 | 168.9 |
| CA | 2 | 4 | 121.0 |
| ES | 2 | 4 | 107.0 |
| RI | 2 | 4 | 103.4 |
| CW | 2 | 4 | 99.0 |
| SK | 2 | 4 | 92.0 |
| FI | 2 | 4 | 88.5 |
| SM | 2 | 4 | 85.0 |
| FO | 2 | 4 | 77.8 |
| ME | 2 | 0 | 77.3 |
| HW | 2 | 0 | 53.1 |
round 3 matches
richmond v carlton
collingwood v geelong gf rematch
essendon v st kilda
south v fitzroy gor
footscray v hawthorn
north v melbourne