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Grand final: 11.11 (77) d Geelong Cats 8.17 (65) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 15–3–0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 143.3 | 60 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 14–4–0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 123.5 | 56 | |
| 3 | FootscrayFootscray | 13–5–0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 136.5 | 52 | |
| 4 | EssendonEssendon | 13–5–0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 129.9 | 52 | |
| 5 | CarltonCarlton | 10–8–0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 107.6 | 40 | |
| 6 | FitzroyFitzroy | 10–8–0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 85.0 | 40 | |
| 7 | North MelbourneNorth | 9–9–0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 107.8 | 36 | |
| 8 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne | 9–9–0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 104.7 | 36 | |
| 9 | St KildaSt Kilda | 5–13–0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 68.2 | 20 | |
| 10 | RichmondRichmond | 3–14–1 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 81.3 | 14 | |
| 11 | MelbourneMelbourne | 3–14–1 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 80.1 | 14 | |
| 12 | HawthornHawthorn | 3–15–0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 68.5 | 12 |
Collingwood won the 1953 premiership, beating Geelong Cats in the grand final, 11.11 (77) to 8.17 (65) at M.C.G..
Geelong Cats were minor premiers with 15 wins from 18 games.
Hawthorn finished last with 3 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.