1954 WANFL season

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1954 WANFL season
Teams8
Premiers South Fremantle
8th premiership
Minor premiers East Fremantle
26th minor premiership
Sandover Medallist Merv McIntosh
Perth
Matches played84
Highest36,098 (Grand Final, East Fremantle vs. South Fremantle)
  1953
1955  

The 1954 WANFL season was the 70th season of the most prestigious Australian rules football state competition in Western Australia. Eight teams competed in the league, the same as the previous twelve seasons. The season began with the first home-and-away round played on Saturday, 24 April, and concluded with the 1954 WANFL Grand Final on Saturday, 9 October. South Fremantle defeated minor premiers East Fremantle by 78 points, marking the club's 8th premiership and third in succession.

Contents

Premiership season

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) Swan Districts 13.12 (90)def. Subiaco 10.11 (71) Bassendean Oval
Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) Perth 12.10 (82)def. by South Fremantle 20.14 (134) WACA Ground (crowd: 5,093)
Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) East Fremantle 18.8 (116)def. West Perth 9.10 (64) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,875)
Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) East Perth 10.7 (67)def. by Claremont 14.15 (99) Perth Oval (crowd: 4,140)

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) West Perth 5.11 (41)def. by Perth 7.18 (60) Leederville Oval (crowd: 5,585)
Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) Subiaco 11.12 (78)def. by East Perth 15.11 (101) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2,029)
Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) Claremont 15.12 (102)def. Swan Districts 11.9 (75) Claremont Oval (crowd: 3,244)
Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) South Fremantle 7.17 (59)def. by East Fremantle 11.7 (73) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8,975)
  • In the 174th edition of the Fremantle Derby, South Fremantle were outmuscled and outhustled in a disciplined team performance from East Fremantle. Losing champion rover Steve Marsh to a badly bruised leg early was a significant blow, but in general the Bulldogs were well below their best. Sharks centre-forward Ken Holt backed up his previous week's haul with five goals as the Sharks won by 14 points. [3]

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) Swan Districts 11.12 (78)def. South Fremantle 9.10 (64) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2,399)
Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) East Perth 4.11 (35)def. by West Perth 15.10 (100) Perth Oval (crowd: 5,869)
Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) Perth 12.13 (85)def. Subiaco 6.11 (47) WACA Ground (crowd: 2,286)
Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) East Fremantle 21.12 (138)def. by Claremont 6.14 (50) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8,532)

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) Subiaco 10.5 (65)def. by South Fremantle 23.23 (161) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2,137)
Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) Perth 6.19 (55)def. by Swan Districts 8.19 (67) WACA Ground (crowd: 7,507)
Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) Claremont 5.19 (49)def. by West Perth 15.16 (106) Claremont Oval (crowd: 4,751)
Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) East Fremantle 10.13 (73)def. East Perth 10.9 (69) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,765)

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) West Perth 17.17 (119)def. Subiaco 6.8 (44) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,378)
Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) East Perth 16.12 (108)def. Perth 16.4 (100) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2,103)
Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) South Fremantle 23.18 (156)def. Claremont 5.6 (36) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,185)
Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) Swan Districts 5.13 (43)def. by East Fremantle 7.12 (54) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3,826)

Ladder

1954 ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 East Fremantle 20155016421119146.760
2 West Perth 20155016761258133.260
3 South Fremantle (P)20146020561396147.356
4 Perth 201010016091545104.140
5 East Perth 2081201556178587.232
6 Claremont 2081201506185981.032
7 Swan Districts 2061401294179672.024
8 Subiaco 2041601237181868.016
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Grand final

1954 WANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 9 October (12:00 pm) East Fremantle def. by South Fremantle Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,098)
6.3
7.4
8.5
 9.8 (62)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
3.1
8.7
15.11
 21.14 (140)
Umpires: Frank Wood
Simpson Medal: Charlie Tyson (South Fremantle)

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