carlton (2-2) vs st kilda (2-2)
blues edge saints by 9. carlton (3-2) play hawthorn. st kilda (2-3) host footscray.
| Carlton | 1.4 4.5 6.6 7.10 | 52 | Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 9,150 Venue: Princes Park |
| St Kilda | 3.2 4.2 6.7 6.7 | 43 | Carlton won by 9 pts |
collingwood (2-2) vs hawthorn (0-4)
pies smash hawks late by 70. collingwood (3-2) host richmond. hawthorn (0-5) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 3.3 3.10 4.13 13.18 | 96 | Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 9,627 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Hawthorn | 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.8 | 26 | Collingwood won by 70 pts |
essendon (2-2) vs melbourne (0-4) uor
dees open accuont by 11 over dons.melbourne (1-4) host fitzroy. essendon (2-3) play north.
| Essendon | 2.3 4.5 5.7 6.10 | 46 | Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 9,500 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Melbourne | 2.2 5.2 6.3 9.3 | 57 | Melbourne won by 11 pts |
footscray (3-1) vs fitzroy (3-1)
lions only get 1 shot on goal in the last quarter for the whole game in a 10 goal loss to the dogs the equal lest shots with st kildas one behind in 1899 the record lowest score. footscray (4-1) play st kilda. fitzroy (3-2) play melbourne.
| Footscray | 2.2 5.3 8.5 10.6 | 66 | Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 14,087 Venue: Western Oval |
| Fitzroy | 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 | 6 | Footscray won by 60 pts |
richmond (1-3) vs geelong (4-0)
cats smash tigers by 9 goals. geelong (5-0) host south. richmond (1-4) play collingwood.
| Richmond | 1.2 2.6 4.7 6.16 | 52 | Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Geelong | 6.7 9.8 15.15 15.16 | 106 | Geelong won by 54 pts |
south (2-2) vs north (3-1)
roos hold off swans by 4. north (4-1) host essendon. south (2-3) play geelong.
| South Melbourne | 0.1 3.6 4.8 8.10 | 58 | Sat 23-May-1953 2:15 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| North Melbourne | 2.3 3.6 8.6 9.8 | 62 | North Melbourne won by 4 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| GE | 5 | 20 | 163.3 |
| FO | 5 | 16 | 157.5 |
| NM | 5 | 16 | 123.7 |
| CW | 5 | 12 | 112.3 |
| CA | 5 | 12 | 109.0 |
| FI | 5 | 12 | 85.3 |
| ES | 5 | 8 | 113.6 |
| SM | 5 | 8 | 91.2 |
| SK | 5 | 8 | 83.0 |
| RI | 5 | 4 | 83.4 |
| ME | 5 | 4 | 80.4 |
| HW | 5 | 0 | 48.1 |
round 6 matches
hawthorn v carlton
colligwood v richmond
north v essendon
melborune v fitzroy gor
st kilda v footscray
geelong v south
Harrison’s world 