1954 VFLS Season: Melbourne Seconds
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Seconds for the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the Carlton Seconds in the second semi final, the Melbourne Seconds were defeated by the Richmond Seconds in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1954 VFLS Season
Team:
Melbourne Seconds
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 158.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mueller, Jack | 20 | 15 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1954 | Round 1 | Collingwood (S) | AWAY | LOSS | COLS by 4 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 24/04/1954 | Round 2 | Carlton (S) | HOME | LOSS | CARS by 28 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 01/05/1954 | Round 3 | Hawthorn (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 25 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 08/05/1954 | Round 4 | Fitzroy (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 39 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 15/05/1954 | Round 5 | Richmond (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 11 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 22/05/1954 | Round 6 | St Kilda (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 39 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 29/05/1954 | Round 7 | South Melbourne (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 40 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 05/06/1954 | Round 8 | Geelong (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 38 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 12/06/1954 | Round 9 | Essendon (S) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSS by 1 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 26/06/1954 | Round 10 | Footscray (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 5 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 03/07/1954 | Round 11 | North Melbourne (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 62 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 10/07/1954 | Round 12 | Collingwood (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 60 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 17/07/1954 | Round 13 | Carlton (S) | AWAY | LOSS | CARS by 2 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 31/07/1954 | Round 14 | Hawthorn (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 25 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 07/08/1954 | Round 15 | Fitzroy (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 111 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 14/08/1954 | Round 16 | Richmond (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 52 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 21/08/1954 | Round 17 | St Kilda (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 70 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 28/08/1954 | Round 18 | South Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 84 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 11/09/1954 | Semi Final | Carlton (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 2 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 25/09/1954 | Grand Final | Richmond (S) | HOME | LOSS | RICS by 47 | Jack Mueller | unknown |