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Encyclopedia > 1954 VFL season

Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1954. VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. AFL Logo This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...

Contents

Ladder

All teams played 18 games during the home and away season, for a total of 108. An additional 4 games were played during the finals series.

Team Won Lost Draw % Points
1 Geelong 13 5 0 133.1 52
2 Footscray 11 6 1 130.0 46
3 North Melbourne 11 6 1 99.6 46
4 Melbourne 11 7 0 121.4 44
5 Richmond 10 8 0 114.7 40
6 Essendon 10 8 0 107.8 40
7 Collingwood 10 8 0 100.8 40
8 Carlton 8 10 0 99.4 32
9 Hawthorn 8 10 0 88.0 32
10 South Melbourne 6 12 0 81.6 24
11 Fitzroy 4 13 1 73.2 18
12 St Kilda 4 13 1 72.7 18

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

First Semi-Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
North Melbourne 3.4 5.7 7.12 11.14 (80)
Melbourne 1.4 4.7 9.11 16.14 (100)
Attendance: 41,971

The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

Second Semi-Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Geelong 4.5 4.8 7.10 8.14 (62)
Footscray 3.1 7.7 7.10 11.19 (85)
Attendance: 64,686

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ...

Preliminary Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Geelong 2.3 4.3 5.6 7.8 (50)
Melbourne 1.1 3.3 7.5 10.7 (67)
Attendance: 50,985

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

Grand Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Footscray 6.3 8.5 12.9 15.12 (102)
Melbourne 1.4 4.6 6.7 7.9 (51)
Attendance: 80,897

A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

Grand Final Teams

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Melbourne
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Umpire - A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...


Awards

The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ... Gordon Roy Wright (born 23 February 1929, died 30 July 2002) was an Australian rules football player with Richmond in the VFL during the 1940s and 1950s, and television personality during the 1960s. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Leading Goalkicker

Jack Collins (born 5 January, 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ...

Facts

  • Footscray won its first premiership since they entered the League in 1925 and this premiership is still their only one since.

The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ...

Match attendance

Total attendance for the finals series was 238,539 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 80,897 people.


References

  • Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7.
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