Princes Park · Sat 14 Aug 1954 · 29,744 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 1.3 | 6.5 | 8.13 | 76 |
| EssendonESS | 1.5 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 80 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 76 and 80.
Essendon won by 4 points.
10.16 (76) — 11.14 (80)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Howell | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Graham Gilchrist | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Webster | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Zeunert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Boyle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Chick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Moran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Towner | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ken Peucker | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stan Booth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Reg Burgess | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Carstairs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Gamble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Heenan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Knowles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter OSullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal Pascoe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |