1954 SANFL season

The 1954 South Australian National Football League season was the 75th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

1954 SANFL season
Teams	8
Premiers	Port Adelaide 15th premiership
Minor premiers	Port Adelaide 24th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist	Len Fitzgerald Sturt
Ken Farmer Medallist	William McKenzie North Adelaide (67 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played	76
Total attendance	783,030 (10,303 per match)
Highest	42,895 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. West Adelaide)
← 1953 1955 →

Minor round

Round 1

Saturday, 24 April (2:10pm)	Glenelg 7.10 (52)	def. by	Norwood 12.12 (84)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 9,300)	[1]
Saturday, 24 April (2:10pm)	North Adelaide 10.8 (68)	def. by	West Adelaide 10.11 (71)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 8,000)	[2]
Saturday, 24 April (2:10pm)	Sturt 4.7 (31)	def. by	South Adelaide 11.13 (79)	Unley Oval (crowd: 5,500)	[3]
Monday, 26 April (2:10pm)	Port Adelaide 11.11 (77)	def.	West Torrens 10.8 (68)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,000)	[4][5]

Ladder

1954 SANFL Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Port Adelaide (P)	18	15	3	0	1720	1170	59.52	30
2	West Adelaide	18	13	5	0	1559	1425	52.25	26
3	West Torrens	18	10	8	0	1412	1377	50.63	20
4	Norwood	18	9	9	0	1467	1393	51.29	18
5	North Adelaide	18	8	10	0	1395	1389	50.11	16
6	Sturt	18	8	10	0	1415	1599	46.95	16
7	South Adelaide	18	5	13	0	1135	1440	44.08	10
8	Glenelg	18	4	14	0	1364	1674	44.90	8

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Grand Final

Main article: 1954 SANFL Grand Final

	1954 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday 2 October (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	def.	West Adelaide	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,895)	Report
	2.4 (16) 3.6 (24) 9.10 (64) 11.13 (79)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.7 (49) 7.7 (49) 9.12 (66) 10.16 (76)

References

1. "South Whips Sturt In Sound Opening". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "South Whips Sturt In Sound Opening". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "South Whips Sturt In Sound Opening". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "PORT-TORRENS IN EVEN FIGHT". The News. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 22. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Second Half Turns Tide For". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 27 April 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Australian Football – SANFL Premiership season – Season 1954". australianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.