1954 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 133.1%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Peter Pianto (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Fred Flanagan (54)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Norm Sharp

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bernie Smith

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baumgartner, Ivan #13 17 R03, R05-R18, SF, PF 2
Borrack, Les #14 6 R01-R02, R09-R10, R13, PF 1
Bow, Glen #30 3 R11-R13 2
Cameron, Ken #29 3 R01, R06, R18 0
Davis, Bob #4 19 R01-R04, R06-R18, SF, PF 15
Flanagan, Fred #10 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 55
Fulton, Terry #33 5 R01-R02, R15-R16, R18 0
Gazzard, Bob #23 1 R08 0
Gear, Maurie #32 2 R04, R07 0
Goninon, George #18 11 R07-R08, R11-R16, R18, SF, PF 23
Hawking, Howard #36 9 R05-R06, R10-R15, R17 0
Herbert, Harry #24 10 R01-R10 5
Hovey, Ron #12 14 R03, R05, R09-R18, SF, PF 0
Hyde, John #16 13 R01-R04, R06, R10-R12, R14-R17, SF 7
McMahon, John #22 15 R01-R02, R04-R08, R13-R18, SF, PF 3
McMaster, Bill #7 12 R01-R11, SF 9
Middlemiss, Russell #2 10 R02, R10-R13, R16-R18, SF, PF 0
Morrison, Bruce #1 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 0
Murray, Bruce #20 2 R08-R09 0
O'Hara, Don #35 3 R05, R14, R18 0
O'Neill, John #17 16 R01-R13, R15-R17 1
Palmer, Doug #3 16 R03-R07, R09-R17, SF, PF 3
Pianto, Peter #6 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 20
Rayson, Noel #27 16 R01-R05, R09-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF 29
Renfrey, Russ #8 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 6
Roberts, Jim #15 7 R03-R05, R07-R08, R13-R14 2
Sharp, Norm #26 18 R01-R04, R06-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF 18
Smith, Bernie #11 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 0
Trezise, Neil #28 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 37
Turner, Leo #9 19 R01-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF 3
Williams, Geoff #21 13 R01-R09, R17-R18, SF, PF 0
Wiltshire, Bob #37 9 R07, R13-R18, SF, PF 6
Worner, Bert #25 11 R01-R06, R08-R09, R12-R13, PF 1

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hickey, Reg 20 13 -0- 7 R01-R18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
17/04/1954 Round 1 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 72 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
24/04/1954 Round 2 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 9 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
01/05/1954 Round 3 Essendon AWAY WIN GEE by 16 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
08/05/1954 Round 4 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 42 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
15/05/1954 Round 5 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 5 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
22/05/1954 Round 6 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 33 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
29/05/1954 Round 7 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 10 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
05/06/1954 Round 8 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 9 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
14/06/1954 Round 9 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 4 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
26/06/1954 Round 10 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 25 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
03/07/1954 Round 11 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 50 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
10/07/1954 Round 12 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 26 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
17/07/1954 Round 13 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 19 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
31/07/1954 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 34 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
07/08/1954 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 62 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
14/08/1954 Round 16 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 42 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
21/08/1954 Round 17 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 22 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
28/08/1954 Round 18 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 41 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
11/09/1954 Semi Final Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 23 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith
18/09/1954 Preliminary Final Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 17 Reg Hickey Bernie Smith