| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
|---|
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1546 | 1079 | 143.3 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1518 | 1229 | 123.5 |
| 3 | FOO | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1309 | 959 | 136.5 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1529 | 1177 | 129.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1409 | 1310 | 107.6 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1208 | 1421 | 85.0 |
| 7 | NME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1388 | 1287 | 107.8 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1385 | 1323 | 104.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1065 | 1561 | 68.2 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1220 | 1501 | 81.3 |
| 11 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1137 | 1420 | 80.1 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 974 | 1421 | 68.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
|---|
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | COL | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 41 | Victoria Park | A | +1.1 | 7/12 | +20.3 | -19 | -2.2 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 13. | 21 | 99 | v | ESS | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 10 | Lake Oval | H | -1.1 | 8/12 | +8.9 | -10 | +2.0 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | FIT | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +0.9 | 7/12 | +3.3 | -2 | -0.9 | +0.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | HAW | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 10 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +0.0 | 8/12 | -31.0 | +31 | -2.1 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | NME | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | H | -2.1 | 7/12 | +5.7 | -8 | +0.4 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | GEE | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 53 | Kardinia Park | A | -1.7 | 8/12 | +27.1 | -29 | -2.4 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | STK | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 71 | Junction Oval | A | -4.1 | 9/12 | -20.7 | +17 | +5.4 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | MEL | 9. | 17 | 71 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | H | +1.3 | 6/12 | -2.5 | +4 | +0.2 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | WBD | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 29 | Western Oval | A | +1.5 | 6/12 | +3.9 | -2 | +3.1 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | RIC | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 29 | Lake Oval | H | +4.7 | 4/12 | -9.4 | +14 | +1.5 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | CAR | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 24 | Princes Park | A | +6.2 | 4/12 | +3.4 | +3 | -2.7 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | COL | 17. | 17 | 119 | L | 38 | Lake Oval | H | +3.5 | 6/12 | +12.7 | -9 | -2.9 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | ESS | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 21 | Windy Hill | A | +0.6 | 7/12 | +15.3 | -15 | -0.6 | -0.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 01 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | FIT | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 29 | Brunswick St | A | -0.0 | 7/12 | -5.5 | +5 | -3.4 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 08 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | HAW | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 8 | Lake Oval | H | -3.5 | 8/12 | -24.3 | +21 | -2.9 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 15 | 11. | 21 | 87 | v | NME | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 31 | Arden St | A | -6.3 | 7/12 | +8.4 | -15 | +4.6 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | GEE | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 43 | Lake Oval | H | -1.8 | 7/12 | +22.9 | -25 | +6.8 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | STK | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 62 | Lake Oval | H | +5.0 | 6/12 | -23.7 | +29 | +3.3 | +8.3 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
South Melbourne/Sydney - 1953 Season