1953 VFL Lightning Premiership
# 1953 VFL Lightning Premiership

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 |
