carlton (3-3) vs north (4-2)
blues smash roos by 52. carlton (4-3) play essendon. north (4-3) play hawthorn.
| Carlton 0.4 6.8 9.10 14.16100Sat 06-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 22,219 Venue: Princes ParkNorth Melbourne 2.3 2.5 6.5 7.648Carlton won by 52 pts |
footscray (5-1) vs collingwood (4-2)
pies hold off dogs by 1. collingwood (5-2) host st kilda. footscray (5-2) play richmond.
| Footscray | 0.1 4.1 4.3 7.9 | 51 | Sat 06-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 32,114 Venue: Western Oval |
| Collingwood | 5.4 7.6 7.10 7.10 | 52 | Collingwood won by 1 pt |
essendon (3-3) vs richmond (1-5)
dons beat tigers by 6 goals. essendon (4-3) host carlton. richmond (1-6) host footscray.
| Essendon | 1.2 5.8 8.16 11.18 | 84 | Sat 06-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Richmond | 0.1 1.1 3.3 7.6 | 48 | Essendon won by 36 pts |
fitzroy (4-2) vs hawthorn (1-5)
lions beat hawks by 16. fitzroy (5-2) play geelong. hawthorn (1-6) host north.
| Fitzroy | 2.3 6.4 8.9 8.12 | 60 | Sat 06-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 9,500 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Hawthorn | 1.6 2.8 3.11 5.14 | 44 | Fitzroy won by 16 pts [ |
melbourne (1-5) vs geelong (6-0)
cats beat dees by 4 goals. geelong (7-0) host fitzroy. melbourne (1-6) play south.
| Melbourne | 3.2 6.4 7.6 8.10 | 58 | Sat 06-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 26,254 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Geelong | 5.3 7.6 9.12 11.16 | 82 | Geelong won by 24 pts |
st kilda (2-4) vs south (2-4)
swans smash saints by 71. south (3-4) host melbourne. st kilda (2-5) play collingwood.
| St Kilda | 1.1 4.2 6.9 7.11 | 53 | Sat 06-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| South Melbourne | 4.2 9.7 11.10 18.16 | 124 | South Melbourne won by 71 pts |
ladder
| Rd 7 Ladder | |||
| GE | 7 | 28 | 166.0 |
| FO | 7 | 20 | 144.6 |
| CW | 7 | 20 | 114.9 |
| FI | 7 | 20 | 93.5 |
| ES | 7 | 16 | 121.9 |
| CA | 7 | 16 | 113.5 |
| NM | 7 | 16 | 103.0 |
| SM | 7 | 12 | 96.8 |
| SK | 7 | 8 | 73.6 |
| ME | 7 | 4 | 80.0 |
| RI | 7 | 4 | 77.5 |
| HW | 7 | 4 | 58.8 |
round 8 matches
essendon v carlton gor
collingwood v st kilda
geelong v fitzroy
richmond v footscray
hawthorn v north
south v melbourne