carlton (7-6) vs richmond (2-1-10)
blues beat tigers by 27. carlton (8-6) play collingwood. ricmhond (2-1-11) host st kilda.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 4.5 | 6.8 | 14.12 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm | Princes Park | 21,508 | |
| Richmond | 2.3 | 7.12 | 7.15 | 10.19 | 79 | Carlton won by 27 points | |||
fitzroy (8-5) vs south (6-7)
lions beat swans by 29. fitzroy (9-5) play north. south (6-8) host hawthorn.
| Fitzroy | 2.2 | 5.9 | 7.10 | 12.18 | 90 | Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm | Brunswick Street | 16,000 |
| South Melbourne | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.15 | 7.19 | 61 | Fitzroy won by 29 points | ||
geelong (13-0) vs collingwood (9-4) uor gf rematch
pies overrun cats ending a 23 game winning streak by 20. collingwood (10-4) host carlton. geelong (13-1) play essendon.
| Geelong | 2.7 | 5.11 | 6.13 | 7.13 | 55 | Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm | Kardinia Park | 31,635 |
| Collingwood | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.11 | 10.15 | 75 | Collingwood won by 20 points | ||
hawthorn (2-11) vs footscray (9-4)
dogs beat hawks by 8 goals. footscray (10-4) host melbourne. hawthorn (2-12) play south.
| Hawthorn | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 28 | Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 10,000 |
| Footscray | 2.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 11.10 | 76 | Footscray won by 48 points | ||
melbounre (1-1-11) vs north (7-6)
dees stun roos by 3. melbourne (2-1-11) play footscray. north (7-7) host fitzroy.
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm | M.C.G. | 13,768 |
| North Melbourne | 2.6 | 3.9 | 6.16 | 8.16 | 64 | Melbourne won by 3 points | ||
st kilda (4-9) vs essendon (9-4)
dons beat saints by 35. essendon (10-4) host geelong. st kilda (4-10) play richmond.
| St. Kilda | 1.5 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 1-Aug-1953 2:15 pm | Junction Oval | 19,500 |
| Essendon | 2.1 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 14.15 | 99 | Essendon won by 35 points | ||
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| GEEL | 14 | 52 | 147.89 |
| ESS | 14 | 40 | 130.46 |
| FOOTS | 14 | 40 | 130.46 |
| COLL | 14 | 40 | 123.45 |
| FITZ | 14 | 36 | 90.41 |
| CARL | 14 | 32 | 106.66 |
| NTH | 14 | 28 | 107.45 |
| STH | 14 | 24 | 94.08 |
| STK | 14 | 16 | 70.19 |
| RICH | 14 | 10 | 84.43 |
| MELB | 14 | 10 | 83.16 |
| HAW | 14 | 8 | 65.97 |
round 15 matches
collingwood v carlton
essendon v geelong gor
north v fitzroy
richmond v st kilda
south v hawthorn
melbourne v footscray