vfl 1953 round 18

collingwood (13-4) vs footscray (13-4)

pies beat dogs by 19. collingwood (14-4) play geelong in major semi. footscray (13-5) host essendon in the minor semi.

geelong (14-3) vs melbourne (3-1-13)

cats beat dees by 9 goals. geelong (15-3) host collingwood in the major semi. melbourne (3-1-14) finish 10th.

Geelong	110
Melbourne	56

hawthorn (3-14) vs fitzroy (9-8)

lions beat hawks by 20. fitzroy (10-8) finish 6th. hawthorn (3-15) finish last.

Hawthorn	64
Fitzroy	84

north (9-8) vs carlton (9-8)

blues beat roos by 11. carlton (10-8) finish 5th. north (9-9) finish 7th.

North Melbourne	94
Carlton	105

richmond (3-1-13) vs essendon (12-5)

dons beat tigers by 41. essendon (13-5) play footscray in minor semi. richmond (3-1-14) finish 10th.

Richmond	85
Essendon	126

south (8-9) vs st kilda (5-12)

swans beat saints by 62. south (9-9) finish 8th. st kilda (5-13) finish 9th.

South Melbourne	98
St. Kilda	36

ladder

semi

minor

footscray v essendon

major

geelong v collingwood