1954 VFL Season: Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (nine as hosts and three as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Melbourne in the first semi final and defeating Geelong in the preliminary final, Melbourne were defeated by Footscray in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1954 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Club: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 121.4)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Adams, Frank #6 18 20 R01-15, SF, PF, GF
Albiston, Ken #6 9 15 R08-09, R12, R16-18, SF, PF, GF
Anderson, Dale #32 1 1 R01
Arnold, Lance #29 18 4 R01, R05-18, SF, PF, GF
Barassi, Ron #31 14 12 R02-03, R10-18, SF, PF, GF
Beckwith, John #30 17 0 R01, R03-12, R14-15, R18, SF, PF, GF
Bull, Tony #29 6 2 R02, R04-07, R11
Carroll, Keith #19 6 0 R04-06, R10-11, R17
Case, Geoff #7 14 4 R02-07, R12-13, R16-18, SF, PF, GF
Christie, Ken #4 16 1 R01-06, R08-09, R13-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF
Clarke, Noel #26 20 51 R02-18, SF, PF, GF
Collins, Geoff #8 21 1 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Cordner, Denis #1 21 6 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Dixon, Brian #9 8 2 R05, R13-18, GF
Ferguson, John #22 4 3 R07-09, R13
Gleeson, Terry #28 4 1 R01-03, R10
Gloury, Leigh #23 3 0 R01-03
Johnson, Bob #18 11 23 R11-18, SF, PF, GF
Laidlaw, Clyde #16 8 2 R02-04, R10-13, PF
Lane, Ralph #34 21 4 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Magee, Tom #39 1 1 R04
Marquis, Peter #3 17 2 R01-04, R06-09, R11-18, SF
McGivern, Geoff #17 16 11 R01, R07-18, SF, PF, GF
McKenzie, Bob #2 19 31 R01-18, SF
McLean, Ian #5 20 4 R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF
McMahen, Noel #35 19 0 R01-12, R14-16, R18, SF, PF, GF
Melville, Ken #38 20 0 R01-02, R04-18, SF, PF, GF
Mithen, Laurie #11 13 6 R01, R03, R05-09, R14-17, PF, GF
Ridley, Ian #24 2 1 R10, R13
Robinson, Keith #36 3 0 R01-03
Spencer, Stuart #12 21 37 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Williams, Don #25 21 0 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Wilson, Colin #33 8 0 R04-10, R16

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Smith, Norm 21 13 -0- 8 R01-18, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
19/04/1954 Round 1 Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 38 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
24/04/1954 Round 2 Carlton AWAY WIN MELB by 19 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
01/05/1954 Round 3 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HWTH by 11 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
08/05/1954 Round 4 Fitzroy HOME WIN MELB by 42 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
15/05/1954 Round 5 Richmond HOME WIN MELB by 30 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
22/05/1954 Round 6 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 21 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
29/05/1954 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN MELB by 22 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
05/06/1954 Round 8 Geelong AWAY WIN MELB by 9 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
14/06/1954 Round 9 Essendon HOME LOSS ESSE by 22 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
26/06/1954 Round 10 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOOT by 16 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
03/07/1954 Round 11 North Melbourne HOME WIN MELB by 33 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
10/07/1954 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 8 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
17/07/1954 Round 13 Carlton HOME WIN MELB by 35 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
31/07/1954 Round 14 Hawthorn HOME WIN MELB by 77 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
07/08/1954 Round 15 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FITZ by 11 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
14/08/1954 Round 16 Richmond AWAY WIN MELB by 16 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
21/08/1954 Round 17 St Kilda HOME WIN MELB by 57 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
28/08/1954 Round 18 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MELB by 52 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
04/09/1954 Semi Final North Melbourne AWAY WIN MELB by 30 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
18/09/1954 Preliminary Final Geelong AWAY WIN MELB by 17 Norm Smith Geoff Collins
25/09/1954 Grand Final Footscray AWAY LOSS FOOT by 51 Norm Smith Geoff Collins