| Carlton | 2.1 | 13 | 6.5 | 41 | 9.5 | 59 | 14.11 | 95 | | Collingwood | 5.5 | 35 | 7.10 | 52 | 11.17 | 83 | 14.19 | 103 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 16, 1953 |
| Result: Loss by 8 points | Umpires: | Crowd: 37,500 |
| Goalkickers: J.Spencer 5, D.Beasy 3, K.Warburton 2, T.Walsh 1, B.Milroy 1, J.Mills 1, L.Kerr 1. |
| Reports: | Injuries: |
Game Review
Carlton's tough, nuggety rover
Jack Spencer kicked five goals in this fighting loss to Collingwood in front of a huge crowd at Princes Park. The Blues came back from four goals down at three-quarter time to almost snatch victory. After this game, two wins and two losses left us sixth on the ladder, but only one win out of the four.
Team
| B: | 30 George Stafford | 6 Harry Dern | 31 Brian Molony |
| HB: | 16 John Brown | 25 George Ferry | 4 Doug Guy |
| C: | 34 A. Max Thomas | 7 Keith Warburton | 11 Laurie Kerr |
| HF: | 17 Doug Beasy | 18 Max Wenn | 10 John James |
| F: | 2 Bill Milroy | 12 Tony Walsh | 32 Jack Spencer |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell (vc) | 1 Ken Hands (c) | 9 Jack Mills |
| Res: | 3 Harry Sullivan | 23 John Chick | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley |
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