1954 VFL season
58th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1954 VFL season was the 58th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 17 April until 25 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
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1954 VFL premiership season | |
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![]() Footscray team, premiers | |
Teams | 12 |
Premiers | Footscray 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Geelong 9th minor premiership |
Brownlow Medallist | Roy Wright (Richmond) |
Leading goalkicker medallist | Jack Collins (Footscray) |
Matches played | 112 |
Highest | 80,897 |
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The premiership was won by the Footscray Football Club for the first time, after it defeated Melbourne by 51 points in the 1954 VFL Grand Final.