1954 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1954 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1954 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 99.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasy, Doug | #17 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R11, R16-18 |
| Boyle, Alex | #6 | 7 | 0 | R01, R04-05, R15-18 |
| Brown, John | #16 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Burke, Gerald | #5 | 5 | 7 | R06-09, R12 |
| Chick, John | #23 | 17 | 16 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Comben, Bruce | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-15, R18 |
| Crowe, Bob | #34 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Dunn, Harvey | #27 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| English, Vin | #14 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R13-18 |
| Ferry, George | #25 | 15 | 0 | R01-14, R18 |
| Gilchrist, Graham | #28 | 14 | 5 | R01-06, R11-18 |
| Hands, Ken | #1 | 17 | 9 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Howell, Jack | #13 | 9 | 22 | R01-02, R06-10, R15-16 |
| Hunt, Kevin | #27 | 4 | 0 | R04-07 |
| Ilsley, George | #27 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| James, John | #10 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Kerr, Graham | #35 | 6 | 3 | R01-05, R15 |
| Kerr, Laurie | #11 | 14 | 3 | R03, R06-18 |
| McKaige, Ken | #8 | 3 | 0 | R02, R06-07 |
| Mills, Jack | #9 | 18 | 19 | R01-18 |
| Milroy, Bill | #2 | 18 | 10 | R01-18 |
| Molony, Brian | #31 | 6 | 4 | R08, R10, R13-15, R17 |
| Moran, Bernie | #37 | 16 | 4 | R03-18 |
| Munro, Frank | #38 | 5 | 0 | R02, R12-14, R17 |
| O'Brien, Kevin | #22 | 3 | 1 | R03-05 |
| O'Brien, Noel | #26 | 15 | 45 | R01-05, R09-18 |
| Rhodes, Ron | #36 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Robertson, Ron | #21 | 13 | 3 | R06-18 |
| Spencer, John | #32 | 11 | 8 | R02, R04-10, R13-14, R16 |
| Stafford, George | #30 | 9 | 0 | R05-12, R16 |
| Sullivan, Harry | #3 | 4 | 1 | R02-03, R11, R13 |
| Thomas, Max | #34 | 3 | 0 | R01, R08-09 |
| Walsh, Tony | #12 | 4 | 0 | R05-06, R12-13 |
| Warburton, Keith | #7 | 14 | 6 | R01-04, R07-10, R13-18 |
| Webster, Peter | #33 | 13 | 0 | R03, R07-18 |
| Wenn, Max | #18 | 10 | 12 | R01, R03-08, R10-12 |
| Zeunert, Denis | #19 | 14 | 7 | R01-05, R09-12, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, Perce | 18 | 8 | -0- | 10 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1954 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 5 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 24/04/1954 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 19 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 01/05/1954 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 08/05/1954 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 11 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 15/05/1954 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 3 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 22/05/1954 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 42 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 29/05/1954 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 10 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 05/06/1954 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 9 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 14/06/1954 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 5 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 26/06/1954 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 03/07/1954 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 10/07/1954 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 6 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 17/07/1954 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 35 | Perce Bentley | Bill Milroy |
| 31/07/1954 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CARL by 19 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 07/08/1954 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 17 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 14/08/1954 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 21/08/1954 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 52 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 28/08/1954 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 41 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.