fitzroy (5-3) vs carlton (4-4)
blues stun lions by 1 goal. carlton (5-4) host geelong. fitzroy (5-4) host st kilda.
| Fitzroy 2.0 5.2 5.3 7.1254Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Brunswick StCarlton 3.3 4.6 6.17 7.1860Carlton won by 6 pts |
melbourne (1-7) vs collingwood (6-2)
pies beat dees by 15. collingwood (7-2) play essendon. melbourne (1-8) host hawthorn.
| Melbourne | 0.0 3.0 3.4 7.6 | 48 | Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 27,175 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 3.2 4.3 8.5 9.9 | 63 | Collingwood won by 15 pts |
hawthorn (1-7) vs essendon (5-3)
dons beat hawks by 23. essendon (6-3) host collingwood. hawthorn (1-8) play melbourne.
| Hawthorn | 1.1 5.6 5.7 9.10 | 64 | Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Essendon | 5.7 6.7 10.13 12.15 | 87 | Essendon won by 23 pts |
footscray (6-2) vs south (3-5) uor
swans stun dogs by 29. south (4-5) host richmond. footscray (6-3) play north.
| Footscray | 0.2 0.3 2.5 5.13 | 43 | Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 21,105 Venue: Western Oval |
| South Melbourne | 3.2 5.3 7.6 11.6 | 72 | South Melbourne won by 29 pts |
st kilda (2-6) vs geelong (8-0)
cats go 19 straight one short of the pies record over saints by 16. geelong (9-0) play carlton. st kilda (2-7) play fitzroy.
| St Kilda | 1.2 4.3 4.5 6.8 | 44 | Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 9,500 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Geelong | 2.1 4.3 4.4 9.6 | 60 | Geelong won by 16 pts |
north (5-3) vs richmond (1-7)
roos edge tigers by 3. north (6-3) host footscray. richmond (1-8) play south.
| North Melbourne | 0.1 3.5 4.5 6.9 | 45 | Sat 20-Jun-1953 2:15 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Richmond | 3.4 3.7 5.9 5.12 | 42 | North Melbourne won by 3 pts |
ladder
| Rd 9 Ladder | |||
| GE | 9 | 36 | 174.2 |
| CW | 9 | 28 | 127.1 |
| ES | 9 | 24 | 129.0 |
| FO | 9 | 24 | 128.7 |
| NM | 9 | 24 | 105.9 |
| CA | 9 | 20 | 104.1 |
| SM | 9 | 20 | 102.5 |
| FI | 9 | 20 | 82.5 |
| SK | 9 | 8 | 68.6 |
| ME | 9 | 4 | 81.1 |
| RI | 9 | 4 | 79.4 |
| HW | 9 | 4 | 62.7 |
round 10 matches
carlton v geelong
essendon v collingwood
fitzroy v st kilda
north v footscray gor
melbourne v hawthorn
south v richmond