1954 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1954 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-1-13, P%: 73.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Owen | #16 | 8 | 12 | R07-09, R12, R15-18 |
| Barrett, John | #36 | 14 | 0 | R05-18 |
| Bench, Arnie | #24 | 16 | 0 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Broderick, Neville | #6 | 11 | 0 | R01-09, R13-14 |
| Carr, Reg | #35 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Chambers, Ken | #26 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| Chapman, James | #1 | 5 | 0 | R11-13, R15-16 |
| Coates, George | #2 | 8 | 5 | R01-08 |
| Darrigan, Kevin | #28 | 9 | 1 | R08-16 |
| Davey, Colin | #11 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Davies, Ray | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 12 | 2 | R01-03, R05-08, R13-16, R18 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 14 | 0 | R01-08, R13-18 |
| Gervasoni, Jack | #4 | 15 | 20 | R04-18 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 13 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R11-16, R18 |
| Harding, John | #25 | 6 | 1 | R02, R04, R06-07, R10, R17 |
| Harvey, Ron | #19 | 10 | 17 | R09-18 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 16 | 14 | R02-06, R08-18 |
| Knight, Graham | #27 | 7 | 5 | R01, R03-05, R10-12 |
| MacGregor, Jack | #14 | 11 | 3 | R01-02, R05-11, R13-14 |
| Meehan, Tom | #31 | 2 | 0 | R01, R09 |
| Morgan, Ron | #21 | 8 | 8 | R01-06, R09-10 |
| Ongarello, Tony | #5 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Patterson, Jeff | #25 | 7 | 6 | R10-14, R17-18 |
| Pert, Brian | #3 | 4 | 1 | R01-04 |
| Proudfoot, Gordon | #20 | 4 | 0 | R06, R10-11, R16 |
| Roberts, Bob | #32 | 6 | 0 | R04-09 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 11 | 8 | R01-05, R07-08, R15-18 |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 18 | 31 | R01-18 |
| Smyth, Leo | 7 | 1 | R11, R13-18 | |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R12, R14, R17-18 |
| Streader, Jack | #18 | 7 | 3 | R01-02, R05-07, R10, R12 |
| Trickey, Ern | #34 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| Tucker, Eddie | #32 | 4 | 1 | R13, R15-17 |
| Vernon, Rod | #9 | 7 | 5 | R08-14 |
| Wanhope, Charlie | #29 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Webb, Keith | #12 | 13 | 5 | R01-03, R09-18 |
| Williams, Vin | #10 | 15 | 0 | R01-12, R14-15, R18 |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 17 | 6 | R02-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthven, Allan | 18 | 4 | -1- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1954 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 72 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 24/04/1954 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 46 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 01/05/1954 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 30 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 08/05/1954 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 42 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 15/05/1954 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 22/05/1954 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 29/05/1954 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 91 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 05/06/1954 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 13 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 12/06/1954 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 26 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 26/06/1954 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 03/07/1954 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 5 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 10/07/1954 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 24/07/1954 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 32 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 31/07/1954 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 07/08/1954 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 14/08/1954 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 23 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 21/08/1954 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 52 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 28/08/1954 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 6 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |