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 57th 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)
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FOO6.3 (39)8.5 (53)12.9 (81)15.12 (102)
MEL1.4 (10)4.6 (30)6.7 (43)7.9 (51)
Date25 September 1954
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance80,897
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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 HendersonDave Bryden
HB:Alan MartinTed WhittenJim Gallagher
C:Ron McCarthyDon RossDoug Reynolds
HF:Roger DuffyPeter BoxRon Stockman
F:Brian GilmoreJack CollinsCharlie Sutton (c)
Foll:Harvey StevensArthur EdwardsJohn Kerr
Res:Jack NuttallAngus Abbey
Coach:Charlie Sutton
Melbourne
B:John BeckwithLance ArnoldKen Christie
HB:Geoff Collins (c)Noel McMahenDon Williams
C:Ralph LaneKen MelvilleIan McLean
HF:Laurie MithenGeoff McGivernGeoff Case
F:Bob JohnsonNoel ClarkeKen Albiston
Foll:Denis CordnerRon BarassiStuart Spencer
Res:Frank AdamsBrian 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)

Goalkickers

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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