1954 VFL Grand Final

The 1954 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Footscray Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1954. It was the 58th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1954 VFL season.

1954 VFL Grand Final

Footscray

Melbourne
15.12 (102) 7.9 (51)
1 2 3 4
FOO 6.3 (39) 8.5 (53) 12.9 (81) 15.12 (102)
MEL 1.4 (10) 4.6 (30) 6.7 (43) 7.9 (51)
Date25 September 1954
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance80,897
 1953 VFL Grand Final 1955 

The match

The match, attended by 80,897 spectators, was won by Footscray by 51 points, marking that club's first VFL premiership; it had won 9 premierships in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before entering the VFL in 1925.

Footscray led by 29 points at quarter-time and were comfortably in front for the rest of the game. Jack Collins kicked 7 goals for the match and John Kerr had 32 disposals.

The teams

Footscray
Melbourne
Footscray
B: Wally Donald (vc) Herb Henderson Dave Bryden
HB: Alan Martin Ted Whitten Jim Gallagher
C: Ron McCarthy Don Ross Doug Reynolds
HF: Roger Duffy Peter Box Ron Stockman
F: Brian Gilmore Jack Collins Charlie Sutton (c)
Foll: Harvey Stevens Arthur Edwards John Kerr
Res: Jack Nuttall Angus Abbey
Coach: Charlie Sutton
Melbourne
B: John Beckwith Lance Arnold Ken Christie
HB: Geoff Collins (c) Noel McMahen Don Williams
C: Ralph Lane Ken Melville Ian McLean
HF: Laurie Mithen Geoff McGivern Geoff Case
F: Bob Johnson Noel Clarke Ken Albiston
Foll: Denis Cordner Ron Barassi Stuart Spencer
Res: Frank Adams Brian Dixon
Coach: Norm Smith

Umpire - Jack McMurray, Jr.

Statistics

Score

Footscray team, premiers
Team1234Total
Footscray6.38.512.915.1215.12 (102)
Melbourne1.44.66.77.97.9 (51)

Goal kickers

Footscray

  • Collins 7
  • Sutton 3
  • Duffy 1
  • Kerr 1
  • Reynolds 1
  • Stevens 1
  • Stockman 1

Melbourne

  • Albiston 1
  • Barassi 1
  • Clarke 1
  • Johnson 1
  • McLean 1
  • Mithen 1
  • Spencer 1

See also

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