1954 SANFLS Season
This page displays the results for the 1954 season of the South Australian National Football League Seconds (currently known as the South Australian National Football League Reserves).
It featured seventeen rounds. The Port Adelaide Seconds were the minor premiers.
The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The West Torrens Seconds were the premiers, with Bill Tonkin as the premiership coach.
Premiership Details
Name:
1954 South Australian National Football League Seconds Season
Known As:
1954 SANFLS Season
Teams:
8
Rounds:
17
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Matches:
72
Team Details
| Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenelg (S) | Glenelg Oval | Mel Brock | |
| North Adelaide (S) | Prospect Oval | Jack Summersides | |
| Norwood (S) | Norwood Oval | Ian Houston | |
| Port Adelaide (S) | Alberton Oval | Jock McKenzie | |
| South Adelaide (S) | Kensington Oval | Harold Harris | |
| Sturt (S) | Unley Oval | Wally Southern | |
| West Adelaide (S) | John Atkins | ||
| West Torrens (S) | Thebarton Oval | Bill Tonkin |
Premiership Results
Premiers:
West Torrens Seconds
Runners-Up:
Port Adelaide Seconds
Minor Premiers:
Port Adelaide Seconds
Team Results
Minor Premiership Results
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 2 | 30 | 62.6% | 1,744 | 1,042 | 244 | 280 | 145 | 172 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 11 | -1- | 5 | 23 | 54.7% | 1,447 | 1,199 | 207 | 205 | 167 | 197 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 52.5% | 1,474 | 1,332 | 209 | 220 | 189 | 198 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 49.9% | 1,421 | 1,425 | 200 | 221 | 205 | 195 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 47.6% | 1,319 | 1,451 | 187 | 197 | 211 | 185 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 5 | -0- | 12 | 10 | 48.0% | 1,447 | 1,565 | 205 | 217 | 214 | 281 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 4 | -1- | 12 | 9 | 43.1% | 1,175 | 1,553 | 161 | 209 | 221 | 227 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.8% | 1,170 | 1,630 | 169 | 156 | 230 | 250 |
Overall Premiership Results
| Team | Position (Outcome) | |
|---|---|---|
| West Torrens (S) | 1st | Premiers |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd | Runners-Up |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | Defeated by Port Adelaide (S) (Preliminary Final) |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | Defeated by West Adelaide (S) (Semi Final) |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
Premiership Fixture
Regular Season
Round 1
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 24/04/1954 | Norwood (S) v Glenelg (S) | Norwood Oval | 116 | - | 74 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Alberton Oval | 98 | - | 64 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1954 | Sturt (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Hawthorn Oval | 67 | - | 50 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1954 | West Torrens (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Thebarton Oval | 87 | - | 84 | ||
Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood (S) | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 61.1% | 116 | 74 |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 60.5% | 98 | 64 |
| Sturt (S) | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 57.3% | 67 | 50 |
| West Torrens (S) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 50.9% | 87 | 84 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 49.1% | 84 | 87 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 6th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 42.7% | 50 | 67 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 39.5% | 64 | 98 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 38.9% | 74 | 116 |
Round 2
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 01/05/1954 | Glenelg (S) v West Torrens (S) | Glenelg Oval | 64 | - | 119 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v Norwood (S) | Prospect Oval | 109 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1954 | South Adelaide (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Kensington Oval | 73 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1954 | Sturt (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Unley Oval | 83 | - | 77 | ||
Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Torrens (S) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 58.2% | 206 | 148 |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 57.8% | 188 | 137 |
| Sturt (S) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 54.2% | 150 | 127 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 2 | 55.9% | 193 | 152 |
| Norwood (S) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 2 | 49.7% | 181 | 183 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 6th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 43.9% | 123 | 157 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 43.8% | 141 | 181 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 37.0% | 138 | 235 |
Round 3
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 08/05/1954 | Glenelg (S) v Sturt (S) | Glenelg Oval | 80 | - | 107 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Prospect Oval | 68 | - | 79 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1954 | South Adelaide (S) v Norwood (S) | Kensington Oval | 58 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v West Torrens (S) | Unley Oval | 63 | - | 89 | ||
Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Torrens (S) | 1st | 3 | -0- | 0 | 6 | 58.3% | 295 | 211 |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 0 | 6 | 56.6% | 267 | 205 |
| Sturt (S) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 0 | 6 | 55.4% | 257 | 207 |
| Norwood (S) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 52.1% | 262 | 241 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 2 | 53.0% | 261 | 231 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 6th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 43.2% | 181 | 238 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 43.0% | 204 | 270 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 38.9% | 218 | 342 |
Round 4
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 15/05/1954 | Glenelg (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Glenelg Oval | 58 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Prospect Oval | 104 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v Norwood (S) | Alberton Oval | 106 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1954 | West Torrens (S) v Sturt (S) | Thebarton Oval | 140 | - | 51 | ||
Round 4 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Torrens (S) | 1st | 4 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 62.4% | 435 | 262 |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 56.7% | 345 | 263 |
| Sturt (S) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 6 | 47.0% | 308 | 347 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 54.2% | 365 | 309 |
| Norwood (S) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 49.3% | 338 | 347 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 2 | 47.3% | 310 | 346 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 4 | 0 | 43.1% | 259 | 342 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 4 | 0 | 39.7% | 276 | 420 |
Round 5
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 29/05/1954 | Glenelg (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Glenelg Oval | 117 | - | 116 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1954 | Norwood (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Norwood Oval | 88 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v Sturt (S) | Prospect Oval | 101 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1954 | West Torrens (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Thebarton Oval | 52 | - | 110 | ||
Round 5 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 5 | -0- | 0 | 10 | 59.1% | 455 | 315 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 56.7% | 487 | 372 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 2 | 6 | 53.5% | 456 | 397 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 6 | 47.1% | 399 | 448 |
| Norwood (S) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 49.3% | 426 | 438 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 48.5% | 411 | 437 |
| Glenelg (S) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 2 | 42.3% | 393 | 536 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 5 | 0 | 45.0% | 375 | 459 |
Round 6
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 05/06/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v Sturt (S) | Kensington Oval | 67 | - | 135 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1954 | Norwood (S) v West Torrens (S) | Norwood Oval | 104 | - | 72 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v Glenelg (S) | Alberton Oval | 122 | - | 86 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1954 | South Adelaide (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Prospect Oval | 66 | - | 77 | ||
Round 6 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 6 | -0- | 0 | 12 | 59.0% | 577 | 401 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 54.0% | 559 | 476 |
| Sturt (S) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 50.9% | 534 | 515 |
| Norwood (S) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 6 | 51.0% | 530 | 510 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 6 | 49.6% | 523 | 532 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 6 | 49.2% | 488 | 503 |
| Glenelg (S) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 2 | 42.1% | 479 | 658 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 6 | 0 | 45.1% | 441 | 536 |
Round 7
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 14/06/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v Sturt (S) | Prospect Oval | 46 | - | 47 | ||
| MON | 14/06/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v Norwood (S) | Alberton Oval | 127 | - | 46 | ||
| MON | 14/06/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v Glenelg (S) | Kensington Oval | 105 | - | 37 | ||
| MON | 14/06/1954 | West Torrens (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Thebarton Oval | 82 | - | 84 | ||
Round 7 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 7 | -0- | 0 | 14 | 61.2% | 704 | 447 |
| Sturt (S) | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 2 | 10 | 50.9% | 581 | 561 |
| West Torrens (S) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 53.4% | 641 | 560 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 52.3% | 593 | 540 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 6 | 49.6% | 569 | 579 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 6 | 47.5% | 576 | 637 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 2 | 45.9% | 525 | 618 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 2 | 40.3% | 516 | 763 |
Round 8
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 26/06/1954 | Glenelg (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Glenelg Oval | 98 | - | 129 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v West Torrens (S) | Alberton Oval | 62 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1954 | South Adelaide (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Kensington Oval | 60 | - | 130 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1954 | Sturt (S) v Norwood (S) | Unley Oval | 85 | - | 70 | ||
Round 8 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 7 | -0- | 1 | 14 | 59.4% | 766 | 523 |
| Sturt (S) | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 51.3% | 666 | 631 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 3 | 10 | 54.6% | 723 | 600 |
| West Torrens (S) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 10 | 53.5% | 717 | 622 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 50.8% | 698 | 677 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 6 | 47.2% | 646 | 722 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 2 | 43.9% | 585 | 748 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 2 | 40.8% | 614 | 892 |
Round 9
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 03/07/1954 | Glenelg (S) v West Torrens (S) | Glenelg Oval | 63 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 03/07/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Prospect Oval | 105 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 03/07/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v Norwood (S) | Alberton Oval | 72 | - | 56 | ||
| SAT | 03/07/1954 | Sturt (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Alberton Oval | 55 | - | 62 | ||
Round 9 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 8 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 59.1% | 838 | 579 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 54.5% | 785 | 655 |
| West Torrens (S) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 53.5% | 787 | 685 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 51.0% | 721 | 693 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 10 | 52.1% | 803 | 737 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 6 | 46.9% | 702 | 794 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 8 | 2 | 43.1% | 645 | 853 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 8 | 2 | 41.3% | 677 | 962 |
Round 10
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 10/07/1954 | Norwood (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Norwood Oval | 73 | - | 77 | ||
| SAT | 10/07/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Alberton Oval | 103 | - | 13 | ||
| SAT | 10/07/1954 | Sturt (S) v Glenelg (S) | Unley Oval | 75 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 10/07/1954 | West Torrens (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Thebarton Oval | 58 | - | 93 | ||
Round 10 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 9 | -0- | 1 | 18 | 61.4% | 941 | 592 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 3 | 14 | 55.2% | 878 | 713 |
| West Torrens (S) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 52.1% | 845 | 778 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 50.9% | 796 | 769 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 10 | 49.3% | 816 | 840 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 6 | 47.1% | 775 | 871 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 4 | 43.8% | 722 | 926 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 4 | 42.1% | 753 | 1,037 |
Round 11
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 17/07/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v Glenelg (S) | Prospect Oval | 60 | - | 48 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1954 | Norwood (S) v Sturt (S) | Norwood Oval | 116 | - | 83 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Glenelg Oval | 64 | - | 144 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1954 | West Torrens (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Thebarton Oval | 77 | - | 77 | ||
Round 11 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 10 | -0- | 1 | 20 | 62.3% | 1,085 | 656 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 14 | 52.4% | 942 | 857 |
| West Torrens (S) | 3rd | 6 | -1- | 4 | 13 | 51.9% | 922 | 855 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 49.8% | 879 | 885 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 49.7% | 876 | 888 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 48.3% | 891 | 954 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 2 | -1- | 8 | 5 | 44.3% | 799 | 1,003 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 9 | 4 | 42.2% | 801 | 1,097 |
Round 12
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 31/07/1954 | Norwood (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Norwood Oval | 86 | - | 100 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1954 | South Adelaide (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Kensington Oval | 51 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1954 | Sturt (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Unley Oval | 96 | - | 88 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1954 | West Torrens (S) v Glenelg (S) | Thebarton Oval | 85 | - | 55 | ||
Round 12 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 10 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 60.9% | 1,173 | 752 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 2nd | 8 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 52.5% | 1,042 | 943 |
| West Torrens (S) | 3rd | 7 | -1- | 4 | 15 | 52.5% | 1,007 | 910 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 14 | 50.8% | 968 | 939 |
| Sturt (S) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 14 | 50.1% | 975 | 973 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 48.1% | 977 | 1,054 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 2 | -1- | 9 | 5 | 43.7% | 850 | 1,095 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 10 | 4 | 42.0% | 856 | 1,182 |
Round 13
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 07/08/1954 | Glenelg (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Glenelg Oval | 49 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1954 | Sturt (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Unley Oval | 74 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Hawthorn Oval | 105 | - | 123 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1954 | West Torrens (S) v Norwood (S) | Thebarton Oval | 116 | - | 27 | ||
Round 13 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 11 | -0- | 2 | 22 | 61.3% | 1,269 | 801 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 8 | -1- | 4 | 17 | 54.5% | 1,123 | 937 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 51.8% | 1,147 | 1,066 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 51.1% | 1,091 | 1,044 |
| Sturt (S) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 14 | 50.0% | 1,049 | 1,049 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 9 | 8 | 46.2% | 1,004 | 1,170 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 3 | -1- | 9 | 7 | 44.2% | 926 | 1,169 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 11 | 4 | 41.5% | 905 | 1,278 |
Round 14
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 14/08/1954 | Glenelg (S) v Norwood (S) | Glenelg Oval | 109 | - | 88 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Alberton Oval | 104 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1954 | South Adelaide (S) v West Torrens (S) | Kensington Oval | 75 | - | 125 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1954 | Sturt (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Unley Oval | 80 | - | 70 | ||
Round 14 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 2 | 24 | 61.4% | 1,373 | 862 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 9 | -1- | 4 | 19 | 55.2% | 1,248 | 1,012 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 50.8% | 1,161 | 1,124 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 50.8% | 1,208 | 1,170 |
| Sturt (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 50.2% | 1,129 | 1,119 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 10 | 8 | 46.1% | 1,092 | 1,279 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 3 | -1- | 10 | 7 | 43.6% | 1,001 | 1,294 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 11 | 6 | 42.6% | 1,014 | 1,366 |
Round 15
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 21/08/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v Glenelg (S) | Prospect Oval | 60 | - | 68 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1954 | Norwood (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Norwood Oval | 73 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1954 | Sturt (S) v West Torrens (S) | Unley Oval | 85 | - | 58 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Thebarton Oval | 99 | - | 43 | ||
Round 15 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 13 | -0- | 2 | 26 | 61.1% | 1,469 | 935 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 9 | -1- | 5 | 19 | 54.3% | 1,306 | 1,097 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 6 | 18 | 51.9% | 1,307 | 1,213 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 6 | 18 | 50.8% | 1,214 | 1,177 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 16 | 50.6% | 1,221 | 1,192 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 11 | 8 | 45.9% | 1,165 | 1,375 |
| Glenelg (S) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 11 | 8 | 43.1% | 1,082 | 1,426 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 8th | 3 | -1- | 11 | 7 | 42.8% | 1,044 | 1,393 |
Round 16
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 28/08/1954 | Glenelg (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Glenelg Oval | 57 | - | 117 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1954 | North Adelaide (S) v West Torrens (S) | Prospect Oval | 52 | - | 79 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1954 | Norwood (S) v Sturt (S) | Norwood Oval | 102 | - | 144 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v South Adelaide (S) | Alberton Oval | 129 | - | 44 | ||
Round 16 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 14 | -0- | 2 | 28 | 62.0% | 1,598 | 979 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 10 | -1- | 5 | 21 | 54.7% | 1,385 | 1,149 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 52.9% | 1,424 | 1,270 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 51.5% | 1,358 | 1,279 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1,273 | 1,271 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 12 | 8 | 45.5% | 1,267 | 1,519 |
| Glenelg (S) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 12 | 8 | 42.5% | 1,139 | 1,543 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 8th | 3 | -1- | 12 | 7 | 41.7% | 1,088 | 1,522 |
Round 17
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 04/09/1954 | Norwood (S) v North Adelaide (S) | Norwood Oval | 180 | - | 46 | ||
| SAT | 04/09/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v Sturt (S) | Alberton Oval | 146 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 04/09/1954 | South Adelaide (S) v Glenelg (S) | Kensington Oval | 87 | - | 31 | ||
| SAT | 04/09/1954 | West Torrens (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Thebarton Oval | 62 | - | 50 | ||
Round 17 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 2 | 30 | 62.6% | 1,744 | 1,042 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 11 | -1- | 5 | 23 | 54.7% | 1,447 | 1,199 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 52.5% | 1,474 | 1,332 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 49.9% | 1,421 | 1,425 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 47.6% | 1,319 | 1,451 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 5 | -0- | 12 | 10 | 48.0% | 1,447 | 1,565 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 4 | -1- | 12 | 9 | 43.1% | 1,175 | 1,553 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.8% | 1,170 | 1,630 |
Finals Series
The positions of teams going into the finals:
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide (S) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 2 | 30 | 62.6% | 1,744 | 1,042 | 244 | 280 | 145 | 172 |
| West Torrens (S) | 2nd | 11 | -1- | 5 | 23 | 54.7% | 1,447 | 1,199 | 207 | 205 | 167 | 197 |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 52.5% | 1,474 | 1,332 | 209 | 220 | 189 | 198 |
| Sturt (S) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 49.9% | 1,421 | 1,425 | 200 | 221 | 205 | 195 |
| North Adelaide (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 47.6% | 1,319 | 1,451 | 187 | 197 | 211 | 185 |
| Norwood (S) | 6th | 5 | -0- | 12 | 10 | 48.0% | 1,447 | 1,565 | 205 | 217 | 214 | 281 |
| South Adelaide (S) | 7th | 4 | -1- | 12 | 9 | 43.1% | 1,175 | 1,553 | 161 | 209 | 221 | 227 |
| Glenelg (S) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.8% | 1,170 | 1,630 | 169 | 156 | 230 | 250 |
Final Round 1
Semi Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 11/09/1954 | Port Adelaide (S) v West Torrens (S) | Norwood Oval | 75 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 11/09/1954 | West Adelaide (S) v Sturt (S) | Thebarton Oval | 76 | - | 56 | ||
Final Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| West Torrens (S) | 1st |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd |
| Sturt (S) | 4th |
Final Round 2
Preliminary Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 18/09/1954 | 2:40 PM | Port Adelaide (S) v West Adelaide (S) | Norwood Oval | 129 | - | 51 | |
Final Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| West Torrens (S) | 1st |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd |
| Sturt (S) | 4th |
Final Round 3
Grand Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 25/09/1954 | 12:00 PM | West Torrens (S) v Port Adelaide (S) | Adelaide Oval | 84 | - | 67 | |
Final Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| West Torrens (S) | 1st |
| Port Adelaide (S) | 2nd |
| West Adelaide (S) | 3rd |
| Sturt (S) | 4th |