1953 VFL Lightning Premiership

1953 VFL Lightning Premiership
Teams 12
Winners Richmond (1st title)
Matches played   11

The 1953 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on Tuesday, 2 June. It was played on the same day as Elizabeth II's Coronation between rounds 6 and 7 of the Victorian Football League's 1953 season with all games played at the MCG. This was the sixth time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL. It was contested by the 12 VFL teams who competed in the 1953 VFL season. A total of 36,715 people attended the competition. Richmond won its first Lighting Premiership competition defeating St Kilda in the final by 14 points.

Matches

Round 1

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Melbourne 1.1 (7) South Melbourne 1.2 (8) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Carlton 0.1 (1) St Kilda 2.1 (13) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Collingwood 3.2 (20) Footscray 0.2 (2) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Richmond 4.2 (26) Fitzroy 2.0 (12) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Essendon 2.2 (14) Geelong 1.3 (9) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Hawthorn 3.5 (23) North Melbourne 2.2 (14) MCG Tuesday, 2 June

Quarter finals

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
South Melbourne 2.2 (14) St Kilda 3.3 (21) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Footscray 0.3 (3) Richmond 1.2 (8) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Bye: Essendon, Hawthorn

Semi finals

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Essendon 2.1 (13) St Kilda 2.5 (17) MCG Tuesday, 2 June
Hawthorn 1.0 (6) Richmond 1.1 (7) MCG Tuesday, 2 June

Grand final

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
St Kilda 1.3 (9) Richmond 3.5 (23) MCG Tuesday, 2 June

See also

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