Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1953. VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

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Grand Final

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Ladder

All teams played 18 games during the home and away season, for a total of 108. An additional 4 games were played during the finals series.

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Awards

• The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Bill Hutchison of Essendon.
• The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Hawthorn

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Match attendance

Total match attendance for the home-and-away season was 2,077,502 people. Total attendance for the finals series was 286,500 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 89,060 people.