carlton (6-6) vs melbourne (1-1-10)
blues beat dees by 26. carlton (7-6) host richmond. melbourne (1-1-11) host north.
| Carlton 0.5 4.13 8.17 12.2496Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 16,367 Venue: Princes ParkMelbourne 4.4 5.6 8.7 10.1070Carlton won by 26 pts |
collingwood (8-4) vs north (7-5)
pies beat roos by 29. collingwood (9-4) play geelong. north (7-6) play melbourne.
| Collingwood | 1.4 5.7 9.13 13.16 | 94 | Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 23,868 Venue: Victoria Park |
| North Melbourne | 2.5 5.9 6.12 8.17 | 65 | Collingwood won by 29 pts |
essendon (8-4) vs south (6-6)
dons beat swans by 21. essendon (9-4) play st kilda. south (6-7) play fitzroy.
| Essendon | 2.0 7.4 10.9 12.11 | 83 | Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| South Melbourne | 3.6 4.9 6.11 8.14 | 62 | Essendon won by 21 |
richmond (2-1-9) vs fitzroy (7-5)
lions edge tigers by 5. fitzroy (8-5) host south. richmond (2-1-10) play carlton.
| Richmond | 2.1 9.2 11.2 13.7 | 85 | Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Fitzroy | 5.5 8.7 11.9 13.12 | 90 | Fitzroy won by 5 pts |
geelong (12-0) vs footscray (9-3)
cats go 23 straight against dogs by 20. geelong (13-0) host collingwood. footscray (9-4) play hawthorn.
| Geelong | 3.3 5.6 6.11 11.12 | 78 | Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 32,093 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Footscray | 2.1 5.7 6.9 8.10 | 58 | Geelong won by 20 pts |
st kilda (3-9) vs hawthorn (2-10)
saints overrun hawks by 29. st kilda (4-9) host essendon. hawthorn (2-11) host footscray.
| St Kilda | 3.3 4.6 4.8 9.13 | 67 | Sat 25-Jul-1953 2:15 PM Att: 7,500 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Hawthorn | 3.2 3.7 3.11 4.14 | 38 | St Kilda won by 29 pts |
ladder
| Rd 13 Ladder | |||
| GE | 13 | 52 | 155.3 |
| ES | 13 | 36 | 128.6 |
| FO | 13 | 36 | 124.9 |
| CW | 13 | 36 | 122.7 |
| FI | 13 | 32 | 87.0 |
| NM | 13 | 28 | 108.3 |
| CA | 13 | 28 | 104.4 |
| SM | 13 | 24 | 96.4 |
| SK | 13 | 16 | 70.7 |
| RI | 13 | 10 | 85.5 |
| HW | 13 | 8 | 68.1 |
| ME | 13 | 6 | 81.8 |
round 14 matches
carlton v richmond
geelong v collingwood gf rematch
st kilda v essendon
fitzroy v south gor
hawthorn v footscray
melbourne v north