1954 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1954 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1954 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 107.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Booth, Stan | #2 | 18 | 32 | R01-18 |
| Bradley, Kevin | #12 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Burgess, Reg | #18 | 16 | 0 | R02-04, R06-18 |
| Carstairs, Jim | #20 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 15 | 2 | R01-12, R14, R17-18 |
| Coleman, John | #10 | 6 | 42 | R01, R03-04, R06-08 |
| Colliver, Barry | #4 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Gallagher, Fred | #13 | 10 | 0 | R01, R05, R11-18 |
| Gamble, Jeff | #22 | 12 | 3 | R01-05, R10, R12-17 |
| Gill, John | #3 | 12 | 16 | R06-12, R14-18 |
| Gnaden, Bill | #17 | 2 | 0 | R02, R07 |
| Harrington, Jack | #23 | 15 | 6 | R01-14, R18 |
| Heenan, Jim | #14 | 15 | 0 | R04-18 |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 17 | 32 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Jones, Jack | #24 | 14 | 14 | R01, R06-18 |
| Knowles, Jack | #21 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 16 | 5 | R01-09, R11, R13-18 |
| Mann, Lance | #32 | 13 | 5 | R01, R03, R06, R09-18 |
| McColl, Jim | #26 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| McConnell, Roy | #25 | 12 | 0 | R01-10, R13, R15 |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 18 | 19 | R01-18 |
| Morris, Hugh | #6 | 5 | 0 | R02, R04-05, R13, R15 |
| O'Sullivan, Peter | #16 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07, R13, R16 |
| Pascoe, Mal | #34 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Peucker, Ken | #27 | 10 | 3 | R04-05, R07-09, R12, R15-18 |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 17 | 1 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Taylor, Bob | #15 | 15 | 0 | R03-14, R16-18 |
| Thaw, Alan | #8 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Towner, John | #33 | 16 | 23 | R01-06, R09-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1954 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 24/04/1954 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 01/05/1954 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 08/05/1954 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 15/05/1954 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 22/05/1954 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 49 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 29/05/1954 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 91 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 05/06/1954 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 14/06/1954 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 26/06/1954 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 03/07/1954 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 10/07/1954 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 31 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 24/07/1954 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | unknown |
| 31/07/1954 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 34 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 07/08/1954 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 14/08/1954 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 21/08/1954 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 19 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 28/08/1954 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 6 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
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.