Lake Oval · Sat 17 Apr 1954 · 38,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 1.6 | 3.8 | 6.13 | 84 |
| CarltonCARL | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 79 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 84 and 79.
Sydney won by 5 points.
11.18 (84) — 11.13 (79)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Don Star | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Atkinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Deagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Dorgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Garrick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Keyter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerry McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Nolan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Ilsley | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Max Wenn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Graham Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Boyle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Gilchrist | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Zeunert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |