1954 WANFL season
Appearance
1954 WANFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 26th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Merv McIntosh ‹See Tfd›Perth |
Matches played | 84 |
Highest | 36,098 (Grand Final, ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle vs. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle) |
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. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle defeated minor premiers ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle by 78 points, marking the club's 8th premiership and third in succession.
Premiership season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.12 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.11 (71) | Bassendean Oval | |
Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.10 (82) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.14 (134) | WACA Ground (crowd: 5,093) | |
Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.8 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.10 (64) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,875) | |
Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.7 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.15 (99) | Perth Oval (crowd: 4,140) | |
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Round 2
[edit]Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 5.11 (41) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.18 (60) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5,585) | |
Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.12 (78) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.11 (101) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2,029) | |
Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.12 (102) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.9 (75) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3,244) | |
Saturday, 1 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.17 (59) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.7 (73) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8,975) | |
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Round 3
[edit]Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.12 (78) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.10 (64) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2,399) | |
Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 4.11 (35) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.10 (100) | Perth Oval (crowd: 5,869) | |
Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.13 (85) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.11 (47) | WACA Ground (crowd: 2,286) | |
Saturday, 8 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21.12 (138) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.14 (50) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8,532) | |
Round 4
[edit]Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.5 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 23.23 (161) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2,137) | |
Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.19 (55) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.19 (67) | WACA Ground (crowd: 7,507) | |
Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 5.19 (49) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.16 (106) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 4,751) | |
Saturday, 15 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.13 (73) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.9 (69) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,765) | |
Round 5
[edit]Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.17 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.8 (44) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,378) | |
Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.12 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.4 (100) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2,103) | |
Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 23.18 (156) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 5.6 (36) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,185) | |
Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 5.13 (43) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.12 (54) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3,826) | |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1642 | 1119 | 146.7 | 60 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1676 | 1258 | 133.2 | 60 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle (P) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2056 | 1396 | 147.3 | 56 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1609 | 1545 | 104.1 | 40 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1556 | 1785 | 87.2 | 32 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1506 | 1859 | 81.0 | 32 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1294 | 1796 | 72.0 | 24 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1237 | 1818 | 68.0 | 16 |
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Grand final
[edit]1954 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 9 October (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | def. by | ‹See Tfd›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 (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle) | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Loss Of Top Rover Tells Against Side". The West Australian. Vol. 70, no. 21, 141. Western Australia. 26 April 1954. p. 19. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "South Fremantle Shows Attack Strength". The West Australian. Vol. 70, no. 21, 141. Western Australia. 26 April 1954. p. 19. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Forward (3 May 1954). "East Fremantle Triumph Repays Clever Planning". The West Australian. Vol. 70, no. 21, 147. Western Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- "WANFL Premiership season 1954". Australian Football.
- "1954 Scores and Results". WAFL FootyFacts.