1954 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1954 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
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 |