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