| 1953 VFL Lightning Premiership |
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| Season | 1953 |
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| Teams | 12 |
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| Winners | Richmond (1st title) |
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| Matches played | 11 |
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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
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Grand final
| Home team
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Home team score
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Away team
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Away team score
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Ground
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Date
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| St Kilda
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1.3 (9)
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Richmond
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3.5 (23)
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MCG
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Tuesday, 2 June
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See also
