1954 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. Melbourne Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Richmond Seconds were the premiers, with Col Austen as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1954 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Mick Price
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Jack Pimm
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Jack Mueller
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Col Austen
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond Seconds
Runners-Up: Melbourne Seconds
Minor Premiers: Melbourne Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 158.7% 1,693 1,067 240 253 149 173
Carlton Seconds 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 125.3% 1,721 1,373 245 251 195 203
Richmond Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 6 46 117.4% 1,508 1,285 215 218 179 211
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 119.9% 1,248 1,041 171 222 147 159
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -0- 7 44 113.1% 1,390 1,229 196 214 175 179
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 10 -1- 7 42 108.6% 1,412 1,300 202 200 184 196
Geelong Seconds 7th 8 -1- 9 34 99.4% 1,301 1,309 179 227 184 205
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -1- 10 30 91.6% 1,258 1,373 182 166 187 251
Collingwood Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 82.1% 1,092 1,330 148 204 186 214
Footscray Seconds 10th 4 -3- 11 22 82.4% 1,103 1,338 148 215 183 240
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 65.4% 1,125 1,720 155 195 246 244
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -2- 13 16 68.4% 1,051 1,537 148 163 214 253

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Richmond Seconds 1st Premiers
Melbourne Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Carlton Seconds 3rd Defeated by Richmond Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Essendon Seconds 4th Defeated by Richmond Seconds (Semi Final)
North Melbourne Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1954 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 65 - 61
SAT 17/04/1954 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 67 - 97
SAT 17/04/1954 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 87 - 74
MON 19/04/1954 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 102 - 93
MON 19/04/1954 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Kardinia Park 151 - 33
MON 19/04/1954 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 69 - 69

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 457.6% 151 33
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 144.8% 97 67
Richmond Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 117.6% 87 74
Carlton Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 109.7% 102 93
Collingwood Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 106.6% 65 61
Footscray Seconds 6th 0 -1- 0 2 100.0% 69 69
St Kilda Seconds 0 -1- 0 2 100.0% 69 69
Melbourne Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 93.8% 61 65
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 91.2% 93 102
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 85.1% 74 87
Essendon Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 69.1% 67 97
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 21.9% 33 151

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1954 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 72
SAT 24/04/1954 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 60 - 50
SAT 24/04/1954 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 82 - 80
SAT 24/04/1954 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 58 - 86
SAT 24/04/1954 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 50 - 43
SAT 24/04/1954 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 76 - 56

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 124.5% 188 151
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 121.8% 179 147
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 108.7% 137 126
Footscray Seconds 4th 1 -1- 0 6 108.4% 129 119
Geelong Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 233.7% 194 83
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 107.0% 169 158
Richmond Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 102.2% 137 134
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 95.4% 124 130
St Kilda Seconds 9th 0 -1- 1 2 98.7% 149 151
Melbourne Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 78.8% 119 151
Essendon Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 71.1% 123 173
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 43.9% 98 223

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1954 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 93 - 77
SAT 01/05/1954 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 131 - 66
SAT 01/05/1954 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Kardinia Park 83 - 69
SAT 01/05/1954 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 115 - 90
SAT 01/05/1954 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 48 - 46
SAT 01/05/1954 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 72 - 61

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 139.6% 268 192
Carlton Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 123.2% 281 228
Geelong Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 182.2% 277 152
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 110.0% 241 219
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 102.7% 269 262
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 2 -0- 1 8 97.7% 172 176
Footscray Seconds 7th 1 -1- 1 6 99.5% 190 191
Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 97.1% 234 241
Richmond Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 94.3% 214 227
St Kilda Seconds 10th 0 -1- 2 2 76.2% 215 282
Essendon Seconds 11th 0 -0- 3 0 75.0% 192 256
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 53.1% 144 271

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1954 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) Windy Hill 54 - 76
SAT 08/05/1954 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 71 - 110
SAT 08/05/1954 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 65 - 65
SAT 08/05/1954 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 77 - 98
SAT 08/05/1954 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 112 - 77
SAT 08/05/1954 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 68 - 44

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 139.8% 344 246
Carlton Seconds 2nd 3 -1- 0 14 118.1% 346 293
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 106.7% 270 253
Geelong Seconds 4th 2 -0- 2 8 145.9% 321 220
Melbourne Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 110.3% 344 312
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 107.2% 326 304
Footscray Seconds 7th 1 -2- 1 8 99.6% 255 256
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 2 -0- 2 8 96.1% 346 360
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 2 8 96.1% 318 331
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -1- 2 6 86.8% 283 326
Essendon Seconds 11th 0 -0- 4 0 74.1% 246 332
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 4 0 56.4% 215 381

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1954 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 47 - 53
SAT 15/05/1954 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 86 - 75
SAT 15/05/1954 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Kardinia Park 94 - 93
SAT 15/05/1954 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 104 - 57
SAT 15/05/1954 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 84 - 95
SAT 15/05/1954 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 47 - 60

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 134.0% 430 321
North Melbourne Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 120.6% 374 310
Carlton Seconds 3rd 3 -1- 1 14 113.6% 393 346
Geelong Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 132.6% 415 313
Melbourne Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 110.9% 439 396
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -0- 3 8 102.8% 410 399
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 96.7% 439 454
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 94.2% 393 417
Footscray Seconds 9th 1 -2- 2 8 86.7% 312 360
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -1- 3 6 85.5% 330 386
Essendon Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 78.9% 299 379
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 4 4 64.3% 275 428

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1954 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 140 - 92
SAT 22/05/1954 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 77 - 71
SAT 22/05/1954 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 72 - 42
SAT 22/05/1954 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 57 - 57
SAT 22/05/1954 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 63 - 24
SAT 22/05/1954 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 61 - 95

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 6 -0- 0 24 129.3% 507 392
North Melbourne Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 126.4% 469 371
Carlton Seconds 3rd 4 -1- 1 18 121.7% 533 438
Melbourne Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 119.5% 502 420
Geelong Seconds 5th 3 -0- 3 12 124.6% 486 390
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -1- 3 10 102.4% 467 456
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 2 -1- 3 10 97.1% 496 511
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 4 8 88.7% 454 512
Essendon Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 88.1% 371 421
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -2- 3 8 81.9% 354 432
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -1- 4 6 78.8% 354 449
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 5 4 64.6% 367 568

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1954 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 40 - 71
SAT 29/05/1954 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 73 - 101
SAT 29/05/1954 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 63 - 107
SAT 29/05/1954 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 97 - 73
SAT 29/05/1954 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 89 - 48
SAT 29/05/1954 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 66 - 106

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Seconds 1st 6 -0- 1 24 127.5% 566 444
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 115.4% 555 481
Carlton Seconds 3rd 5 -1- 1 22 127.7% 640 501
Melbourne Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 125.1% 608 486
Richmond Seconds 5th 3 -1- 3 14 110.3% 556 504
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 3 -1- 3 14 102.2% 597 584
Geelong Seconds 7th 3 -0- 4 12 110.5% 549 497
Essendon Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 95.9% 442 461
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 8 84.1% 520 618
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -2- 4 8 80.1% 427 533
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -1- 5 6 78.2% 427 546
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 6 4 63.7% 407 639

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1954 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 100 - 51
SAT 05/06/1954 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 50
SAT 05/06/1954 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 99 - 86
SAT 05/06/1954 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 94 - 56
SAT 05/06/1954 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 51 - 54
SAT 05/06/1954 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 56 - 93

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 6 -1- 1 26 134.1% 740 552
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 129.5% 702 542
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 123.9% 617 498
Collingwood Seconds 4th 6 -0- 2 24 104.3% 606 581
Richmond Seconds 5th 4 -1- 3 18 115.9% 649 560
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 4 -1- 3 18 103.9% 696 670
Essendon Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 96.9% 496 512
Geelong Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 102.4% 605 591
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 6 8 84.5% 606 717
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -2- 5 8 77.6% 477 615
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -0- 6 8 71.0% 489 689
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 6 6 75.6% 483 639

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1954 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 48 - 47
SAT 12/06/1954 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 57 - 73
SAT 12/06/1954 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 78 - 51
SAT 12/06/1954 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 74 - 90
SAT 12/06/1954 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 70 - 25
MON 14/06/1954 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 46 - 71

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Seconds 1st 7 -0- 2 28 126.5% 688 544
Carlton Seconds 2nd 6 -1- 2 26 125.6% 791 630
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 126.9% 749 590
Collingwood Seconds 4th 6 -0- 3 24 100.0% 652 652
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 5 -1- 3 22 107.4% 774 721
Essendon Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 97.3% 544 559
Richmond Seconds 7th 4 -1- 4 18 111.2% 723 650
Geelong Seconds 8th 4 -0- 5 16 104.6% 678 648
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 3 -0- 6 12 91.1% 676 742
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 3 -0- 6 12 75.9% 579 763
Footscray Seconds 11th 1 -2- 6 8 77.6% 534 688
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 7 6 71.7% 508 709

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1954 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 120 - 104
SAT 26/06/1954 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 55 - 59
SAT 26/06/1954 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 130 - 50
SAT 26/06/1954 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Kardinia Park 78 - 89
SAT 26/06/1954 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 65 - 60
SAT 26/06/1954 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 121 - 29

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 7 -1- 2 30 124.1% 911 734
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 125.2% 814 650
North Melbourne Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 119.3% 792 664
Hawthorn Seconds 4th 6 -1- 3 26 107.3% 833 776
Essendon Seconds 5th 6 -0- 4 24 110.7% 674 609
Collingwood Seconds 6th 6 -0- 4 24 99.4% 707 711
Richmond Seconds 7th 5 -1- 4 22 111.5% 812 728
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 16 103.4% 797 771
Geelong Seconds 9th 4 -0- 6 16 102.6% 756 737
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 12 68.8% 608 884
Footscray Seconds 11th 1 -2- 7 8 78.9% 594 753
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 8 6 66.5% 558 839

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1954 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 103 - 117
SAT 03/07/1954 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 104 - 64
SAT 03/07/1954 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 55 - 55
SAT 03/07/1954 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 50 - 112
SAT 03/07/1954 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 59 - 87
SAT 03/07/1954 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 65 - 73

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 8 -1- 2 34 123.2% 984 799
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 132.3% 926 700
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 108.1% 950 879
Essendon Seconds 4th 7 -0- 4 28 113.9% 761 668
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 7 -0- 4 28 108.5% 842 776
Collingwood Seconds 6th 6 -0- 5 24 94.6% 771 815
Richmond Seconds 7th 5 -1- 5 22 106.9% 871 815
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 4 -1- 6 18 103.1% 852 826
Geelong Seconds 9th 4 -1- 6 18 102.4% 811 792
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -2- 7 12 85.4% 698 817
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -0- 8 12 71.0% 711 1,001
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 9 6 68.3% 623 912

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1954 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 83 - 110
SAT 10/07/1954 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 64 - 64
SAT 10/07/1954 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 59 - 50
SAT 10/07/1954 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 101 - 41
SAT 10/07/1954 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 73 - 76
SAT 10/07/1954 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 96 - 86

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 9 -0- 3 36 138.6% 1,027 741
Carlton Seconds 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 119.6% 1,070 895
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 8 -1- 3 34 108.6% 1,009 929
Essendon Seconds 4th 7 -0- 5 28 111.6% 811 727
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 7 -0- 5 28 107.4% 915 852
Richmond Seconds 6th 6 -1- 5 26 106.6% 947 888
Collingwood Seconds 7th 6 -0- 6 24 88.6% 812 916
Geelong Seconds 8th 5 -1- 6 22 105.3% 921 875
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -1- 6 22 103.9% 948 912
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -3- 7 14 86.5% 762 881
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -0- 9 12 71.5% 794 1,111
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -2- 9 8 70.4% 687 976

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1954 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 84 - 82
SAT 17/07/1954 Collingwood (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 73 - 68
SAT 17/07/1954 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 33 - 36
SAT 17/07/1954 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 77 - 69
SAT 17/07/1954 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 112 - 35
SAT 17/07/1954 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 77 - 74

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 9 -1- 3 38 118.1% 1,154 977
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 134.4% 1,109 825
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 8 -1- 4 34 107.7% 1,083 1,006
Richmond Seconds 4th 7 -1- 5 30 114.7% 1,059 923
Essendon Seconds 5th 7 -0- 6 28 110.6% 844 763
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 28 105.9% 984 929
Collingwood Seconds 7th 7 -0- 6 28 89.9% 885 984
Geelong Seconds 8th 6 -1- 6 26 105.7% 998 944
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -1- 6 26 104.1% 984 945
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -3- 8 14 80.3% 797 993
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -0- 10 12 72.8% 862 1,184
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -2- 9 12 72.8% 764 1,050

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1954 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 73 - 46
SAT 31/07/1954 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 110 - 61
SAT 31/07/1954 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 82 - 47
SAT 31/07/1954 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 70 - 95
SAT 31/07/1954 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 143 - 97
SAT 31/07/1954 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 64 - 35

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 10 -0- 4 40 134.5% 1,204 895
Carlton Seconds 2nd 9 -1- 4 38 111.7% 1,251 1,120
Richmond Seconds 3rd 8 -1- 5 34 117.8% 1,202 1,020
Hawthorn Seconds 4th 8 -1- 5 34 104.7% 1,153 1,101
Essendon Seconds 5th 8 -0- 6 32 113.3% 917 809
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -0- 7 28 100.6% 1,045 1,039
Collingwood Seconds 7th 7 -0- 7 28 87.8% 920 1,048
Geelong Seconds 8th 6 -1- 7 26 102.7% 1,044 1,017
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -1- 7 26 100.4% 1,031 1,027
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -3- 8 18 84.5% 879 1,040
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 4 -0- 10 16 78.1% 972 1,245
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -2- 9 16 76.3% 828 1,085

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1954 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 91 - 60
SAT 07/08/1954 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 39 - 44
SAT 07/08/1954 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Kardinia Park 94 - 35
SAT 07/08/1954 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 124 - 13
SAT 07/08/1954 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 59 - 44
SAT 07/08/1954 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 60 - 105

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 11 -0- 4 44 146.3% 1,328 908
Carlton Seconds 2nd 10 -1- 4 42 113.7% 1,342 1,180
Richmond Seconds 3rd 9 -1- 5 38 121.0% 1,307 1,080
Essendon Seconds 4th 9 -0- 6 36 113.3% 961 848
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 8 -1- 6 34 103.2% 1,197 1,160
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 32 101.9% 1,104 1,083
Geelong Seconds 7th 7 -1- 7 30 108.2% 1,138 1,052
Collingwood Seconds 8th 7 -0- 8 28 87.8% 959 1,092
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -1- 8 26 96.4% 1,091 1,132
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -3- 9 18 83.0% 939 1,131
St Kilda Seconds 11th 3 -2- 10 16 73.2% 863 1,179
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 4 -0- 11 16 72.0% 985 1,369

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1954 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 111 - 84
SAT 14/08/1954 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 76 - 73
SAT 14/08/1954 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 56 - 78
SAT 14/08/1954 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 81 - 33
SAT 14/08/1954 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 99 - 47
SAT 14/08/1954 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Lakeside Oval 80 - 49

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 12 -0- 4 48 149.4% 1,427 955
Carlton Seconds 2nd 10 -1- 5 42 110.5% 1,426 1,291
Essendon Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 115.0% 1,072 932
Richmond Seconds 4th 9 -1- 6 38 114.8% 1,354 1,179
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 9 -1- 6 38 107.1% 1,278 1,193
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 9 -0- 7 36 103.8% 1,182 1,139
Geelong Seconds 7th 7 -1- 8 30 103.4% 1,171 1,133
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -1- 8 30 99.2% 1,171 1,181
Collingwood Seconds 9th 7 -0- 9 28 86.0% 1,008 1,172
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 11 20 73.6% 1,061 1,442
Footscray Seconds 11th 3 -3- 10 18 82.3% 995 1,209
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -2- 11 16 74.6% 936 1,255

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1954 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 20 - 159
SAT 21/08/1954 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 65 - 57
SAT 21/08/1954 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Kardinia Park 68 - 40
SAT 21/08/1954 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 72 - 51
SAT 21/08/1954 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 64 - 62
SAT 21/08/1954 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 76 - 146

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 13 -0- 4 52 152.6% 1,573 1,031
Carlton Seconds 2nd 11 -1- 5 46 120.9% 1,585 1,311
Richmond Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 6 42 114.3% 1,418 1,241
Essendon Seconds 4th 10 -0- 7 40 113.2% 1,129 997
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -0- 7 40 105.4% 1,254 1,190
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 9 -1- 7 38 106.6% 1,340 1,257
Geelong Seconds 7th 8 -1- 8 34 105.6% 1,239 1,173
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -1- 9 30 97.5% 1,222 1,253
Collingwood Seconds 9th 7 -0- 10 28 84.5% 1,048 1,240
Footscray Seconds 10th 4 -3- 10 22 83.7% 1,060 1,266
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 5 -0- 12 20 67.5% 1,081 1,601
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -2- 12 16 72.2% 1,012 1,401

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1954 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 136 - 62
SAT 28/08/1954 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 44 - 90
SAT 28/08/1954 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 119 - 44
SAT 28/08/1954 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 72 - 43
SAT 28/08/1954 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 120 - 36
SAT 28/08/1954 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 39 - 136

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 158.7% 1,693 1,067
Carlton Seconds 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 125.3% 1,721 1,373
Richmond Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 6 46 117.4% 1,508 1,285
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 119.9% 1,248 1,041
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -0- 7 44 113.1% 1,390 1,229
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 10 -1- 7 42 108.6% 1,412 1,300
Geelong Seconds 7th 8 -1- 9 34 99.4% 1,301 1,309
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -1- 10 30 91.6% 1,258 1,373
Collingwood Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 82.1% 1,092 1,330
Footscray Seconds 10th 4 -3- 11 22 82.4% 1,103 1,338
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 65.4% 1,125 1,720
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -2- 13 16 68.4% 1,051 1,537

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 158.7% 1,693 1,067 240 253 149 173
Carlton Seconds 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 125.3% 1,721 1,373 245 251 195 203
Richmond Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 6 46 117.4% 1,508 1,285 215 218 179 211
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 119.9% 1,248 1,041 171 222 147 159
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -0- 7 44 113.1% 1,390 1,229 196 214 175 179
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 10 -1- 7 42 108.6% 1,412 1,300 202 200 184 196
Geelong Seconds 7th 8 -1- 9 34 99.4% 1,301 1,309 179 227 184 205
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -1- 10 30 91.6% 1,258 1,373 182 166 187 251
Collingwood Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 82.1% 1,092 1,330 148 204 186 214
Footscray Seconds 10th 4 -3- 11 22 82.4% 1,103 1,338 148 215 183 240
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 65.4% 1,125 1,720 155 195 246 244
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -2- 13 16 68.4% 1,051 1,537 148 163 214 253

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1954 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 90 - 38
SAT 11/09/1954 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 101 - 99

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne Seconds 1st
Carlton Seconds 2nd
Richmond Seconds 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1954 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 68 - 152

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne Seconds 1st
Richmond Seconds 2nd
Carlton Seconds 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1954 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 33 - 80

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Richmond Seconds 1st
Melbourne Seconds 2nd
Carlton Seconds 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th