1954 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1954 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Footscray
Runners-Up: Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Geelong
Brownlow Medallist(s): Roy Wright (Richmond)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Jack Collins (Footscray)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Geelong 1st 13 -0- 5 133.1% Peter Pianto (12) Fred Flanagan (54)
Footscray (P) 2nd 11 -1- 6 130.0% Harvey Stevens (14) Jack Collins (73)
North Melbourne 3rd 11 -1- 6 99.6% John Brady (13) Jock Spencer (37)
Melbourne (R) 4th 11 -0- 7 121.4% Denis Cordner (12) Noel Clarke (41)
Richmond 5th 10 -0- 8 114.7% Roy Wright (29) Ron Branton (33)
Essendon 6th 10 -0- 8 107.8% John Gill (14) John Coleman (42)
Collingwood 7th 10 -0- 8 100.8% Neil Mann (19) Keith Bromage (22)
Carlton 8th 8 -0- 10 99.4% John James (12) Noel O'Brien (45)
Hawthorn 9th 8 -0- 10 88.0% Len Crane (13) Kevin Coghlan (27)
South Melbourne 10th 6 -0- 12 81.6% Eddie Lane (14) Eddie Lane (28)
Fitzroy 11th 4 -1- 13 73.2% Don Furness, Bill Stephen (8) Allan Ruthven (31)
St Kilda 12th 4 -1- 13 72.7% Jim Ross (12) Jim Ross (34)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 3
Boundary Umpire 5

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 58 - 130 27,000
SAT 17/04/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 84 - 79 38,000
SAT 17/04/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 53 - 64 24,000
MON 19/04/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 64 - 102 45,848
MON 19/04/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 61 - 95 23,000
MON 19/04/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 101 - 92 24,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 82 - 101 21,000
SAT 24/04/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 60 - 69 21,000
SAT 24/04/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 48 - 61 23,000
SAT 24/04/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 39 - 70 14,000
SAT 24/04/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 84 - 38 25,000
SAT 24/04/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 91 - 73 23,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 75 - 64 17,000
SAT 01/05/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 100 - 116 27,500
SAT 01/05/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 104 - 80 25,000
SAT 01/05/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 70 - 76 22,500
SAT 01/05/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 116 - 29 24,500
SAT 01/05/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 94 16,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 96 - 54 17,424
SAT 08/05/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 95 - 53 18,000
SAT 08/05/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 123 - 134 22,000
SAT 08/05/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 77 - 64 37,000
SAT 08/05/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 81 - 76 23,000
SAT 08/05/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 76 - 73 16,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 97 - 67 24,247
SAT 15/05/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 97 - 92 18,000
SAT 15/05/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 66 - 69 25,000
SAT 15/05/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 76 - 76 12,000
SAT 15/05/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 49 - 101 30,000
SAT 15/05/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 73 - 35 25,500

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 99 - 78 16,000
SAT 22/05/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 95 - 62 32,500
SAT 22/05/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 58 - 100 20,000
SAT 22/05/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 80 - 31 30,000
SAT 22/05/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 62 - 85 15,000
SAT 22/05/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 72 - 78 23,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 111 - 89 23,025
SAT 29/05/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 92 - 82 31,000
SAT 29/05/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 145 - 54 17,500
SAT 29/05/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 72 - 78 20,500
SAT 29/05/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 74 - 97 34,000
SAT 29/05/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 69 - 78 26,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 71 - 80 17,000
SAT 05/06/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 81 - 72 40,000
SAT 05/06/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 98 - 75 23,000
SAT 05/06/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 115 - 66 17,000
SAT 05/06/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 49 - 58 22,000
SAT 05/06/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 87 - 74 21,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 30 - 96 21,500
SAT 12/06/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 79 19,000
SAT 12/06/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 91 - 72 30,000
MON 14/06/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 79 - 101 36,798
MON 14/06/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 67 - 63 33,400
MON 14/06/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 41 - 36 34,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 73 - 57 24,000
SAT 26/06/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 120 - 95 30,000
SAT 26/06/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 67 - 64 25,000
SAT 26/06/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 66 - 79 20,000
SAT 26/06/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 76 - 74 14,000
SAT 26/06/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 71 - 75 25,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 105 - 72 18,180
SAT 03/07/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 64 - 114 18,000
SAT 03/07/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 70 - 82 15,000
SAT 03/07/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 87 - 84 28,000
SAT 03/07/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 81 - 76 12,000
SAT 03/07/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 82 - 72 40,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 54 - 46 29,000
SAT 10/07/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 68 - 42 15,000
SAT 10/07/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 76 - 70 17,000
SAT 10/07/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 94 - 63 20,000
SAT 10/07/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 62 - 92 22,500
SAT 10/07/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 98 - 51 27,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 76 - 41 29,406
SAT 17/07/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 43 - 62 20,000
SAT 17/07/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 101 - 40 11,000
SAT 24/07/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 66 - 86 23,000
SAT 24/07/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 49 20,000
SAT 24/07/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 45 - 49 30,250

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 110 - 33 26,708
SAT 31/07/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 110 - 76 28,158
SAT 31/07/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 65 - 46 25,863
SAT 31/07/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 85 - 57 16,500
SAT 31/07/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 41 - 78 19,500
SAT 31/07/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 67 - 54 11,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 59 - 48 10,000
SAT 07/08/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 59 - 121 12,000
SAT 07/08/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 43 - 60 22,000
SAT 07/08/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 71 - 52 23,000
SAT 07/08/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 87 - 52 12,000
SAT 07/08/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 59 - 82 7,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 78 - 94 24,000
SAT 14/08/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 90 - 48 16,870
SAT 14/08/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 76 - 80 29,744
SAT 14/08/1954 2:15 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 92 - 69 11,500
SAT 14/08/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 88 - 90 18,556
SAT 14/08/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 68 - 68 22,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1954 2:15 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 97 - 40 16,709
SAT 21/08/1954 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 50 - 72 36,000
SAT 21/08/1954 2:15 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 143 - 91 12,100
SAT 21/08/1954 2:15 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 59 - 78 36,000
SAT 21/08/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 80 - 95 15,000
SAT 21/08/1954 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 70 - 47 14,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1954 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 49 - 101 25,000
SAT 28/08/1954 2:15 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 90 - 49 23,119
SAT 28/08/1954 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 97 - 91 20,000
SAT 28/08/1954 2:15 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 129 - 82 9,500
SAT 28/08/1954 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 101 - 48 25,000
SAT 28/08/1954 2:15 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 117 - 34 22,896

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1954 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 80 - 110 42,166

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1954 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray MCG 62 - 85 64,686

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1954 2:30 PM Geelong v Melbourne MCG 50 - 67 51,985

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1954 2:50 PM Footscray v Melbourne MCG 102 - 51 80,897