1954 VFL Season: North Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Home Ground: Arden Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 11-1-6, P%: 99.6%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Melbourne (Semi Final)
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): John Brady (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Jock Spencer (37)
Syd Barker Medal Recipient(s): John Brady

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Gerald Marchesi

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Aylett, Allen #17 19 R01-R18, SF 33
Brady, John #20 18 R01-R12, R14-R18, SF 12
Brooker, Bob #28 16 R03-R17, SF 5
Doolan, Neil #12 15 R02, R04-R05, R07-R12, R14-R18, SF 7
Dynon, Kevin #2 10 R01-R05, R07-R08, R10, R18, SF 4
Eastmure, Gerald #14 12 R07-R17, SF 8
Easton, Kevin #30 3 R05, R17-R18 3
Edwards, Jack #35 15 R01-R02, R07-R18, SF 0
English, Garry #4 1 R04 0
Files, Roy #15 6 R09-R10, R13-R16 7
Grambeau, Mick #1 17 R01-R05, R07-R10, R12-R18, SF 21
Grant, Reg #13 6 R01-R02, R08, R14-R16 0
Hamilton, Peter #11 13 R01-R09, R11, R16-R18 0
Icke, Laurie #27 13 R01, R06-R16, SF 0
Jeeves, Frank #9 1 R06 0
Johnson, Brian #10 7 R01-R04, R08, R18, SF 3
Johnson, Percy #26 9 R01-R03, R05-R06, R14-R15, R18, SF 1
Jones, Ian #18 5 R12-R16 0
Kelly, Pat #22 16 R01-R10, R14-R18, SF 0
Larsen, Ted #33 17 R01-R03, R06-R18, SF 0
Lawrence, Vic #19 19 R01-R18, SF 3
Lineen, Jock #25 16 R01-R05, R09-R18, SF 1
Mantello, Albert #32 4 R06-R07, R11, R13 0
Marchesi, Gerald #3 12 R01, R03-R06, R09-R12, R17-R18, SF 8
Martyn, Bryan #31 7 R01-R05, R10-R11 3
McLean, Tom #16 4 R06-R07, R12, R18 0
McMahon, Kevin #21 19 R01-R18, SF 1
Mogg, Les #23 17 R02-R04, R06-R18, SF 10
O'Halloran, Jack #5 8 R01-R06, R13, R17 1
Parkes, Eric #29 11 R03, R05, R09-R17 0
Reeves, John #6 5 R02, R05-R07, R13 0
Russell, James #9 2 R11-R12 0
Smith, Kevin #8 5 R01, R04, R06, R09, R13 2
Spencer, Jock #7 14 R01-R08, R11-R13, R17-R18, SF 38
Templar, Len #24 17 R03-R18, SF 24
Walker, Graham #36 1 R08 0

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)
McCorkell, Jock 19 11 -1- 7 R01-R18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
19/04/1954 Round 1 Richmond HOME WIN NOR by 9 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
24/04/1954 Round 2 Geelong AWAY WIN NOR by 9 Jock McCorkell unknown
01/05/1954 Round 3 Fitzroy AWAY WIN NOR by 30 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
08/05/1954 Round 4 Hawthorn HOME WIN NOR by 3 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
15/05/1954 Round 5 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 38 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
22/05/1954 Round 6 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 23 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
29/05/1954 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN NOR by 6 Jock McCorkell unknown
05/06/1954 Round 8 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 23 Jock McCorkell unknown
12/06/1954 Round 9 Collingwood HOME WIN NOR by 19 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
26/06/1954 Round 10 Carlton HOME WIN NOR by 3 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
03/07/1954 Round 11 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 33 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
10/07/1954 Round 12 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 47 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
17/07/1954 Round 13 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 19 Jock McCorkell unknown
31/07/1954 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME WIN NOR by 13 Jock McCorkell unknown
07/08/1954 Round 15 Hawthorn AWAY WIN NOR by 23 Jock McCorkell unknown
14/08/1954 Round 16 Footscray HOME DRAW drawn Jock McCorkell unknown
21/08/1954 Round 17 South Melbourne AWAY WIN NOR by 15 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
28/08/1954 Round 18 St Kilda HOME WIN NOR by 47 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi
04/09/1954 Semi Final Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 30 Jock McCorkell Gerald Marchesi