Windy Hill · Sat 24 Apr 1954 · 23,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 48 |
| SydneySYD | 1.6 | 2.7 | 6.13 | 61 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 48 and 61.
Sydney won by 13 points.
5.18 (48) — 8.13 (61)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hugh Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Bradley | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Morris | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal Pascoe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Burgess | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Carstairs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Gamble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Gnaden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Harrington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Knowles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Star | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Keyter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Browning | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Dorgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Garrick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Giles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Gunn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerry McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |