1954 VFL Grand Final
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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
, staged to determine the premiers for the 1954 VFL season
. The match, attended by 80,897 spectators, was won by Footscray by 51 points, marking that club's first (and to date, only) premiership victory.
Footscray scored 39 points in the first quarter 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.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
game contested between the Footscray Football Club
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
and Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
on 25 September 1954. It was the 58th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, staged to determine the premiers for the 1954 VFL season
1954 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1954.-Premiership season:In 1954, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
. The match, attended by 80,897 spectators, was won by Footscray by 51 points, marking that club's first (and to date, only) premiership victory.
Footscray scored 39 points in the first quarter and were comfortably in front for the rest of the game. Jack Collins
Jack C. Collins
John Charles "Jack" Collins was a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club ....
kicked 7 goals for the match and John Kerr
John Kerr (footballer)
John Kerr is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1950s.Kerr played as a rover spent 6 seasons with the Bulldogs. He was one of the best afield in their 1954 Grand Final victory, his 32 possessions was the most by a Footscray player.-External links:...
had 32 disposals.
Teams
Umpire - Jack McMurray, Jr.Jack McMurray, Jr.
Jack McMurray Junior was a leading Australian rules football field umpire in the Victorian Football League in the 1940s and 1950s....
Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... |
6.3 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 15.12 | 15.12 (102) |
| Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
1.4 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 (51) |
Goal kickers
Footscray
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Melbourne
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External links
See also
- 1954 VFL season1954 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1954.-Premiership season:In 1954, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...