New South Wales Australian National Football League

Season 1954

 

Season notes

Sydney was renamed Sydney Naval after this season.

Rounds 13 and 16 were reversed from the original draw.

 

Results

 

Round 1

10/04/1954 (Sat) Sydney 11-11-77 St. George 9-15-69 Venue: Trumper Park

10/04/1954 (Sat) North Shore 17-19-121 Sydney University 4-6-30 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

10/04/1954 (Sat) Newtown 24-24-168 Balmain 5-8-38 Venue: Waverley Oval

11/04/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 22-28-160 Western Suburbs 4-4-28 Venue: Trumper Park

11/04/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 8-12-60 South Sydney 14-16-100 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 2

17/04/1954 (Sat) St. George 13-14-92 Balmain 4-9-33 Venue: Hurstville Oval

17/04/1954 (Sat) Sydney 8-11-59 South Sydney 12-20-92 Venue: Waverley Oval

17/04/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 14-12-96 Sydney University 7-13-55 Venue: Trumper Park

18/04/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 9-7-61 Newtown 8-16-64 Venue: Trumper Park

18/04/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 10-8-68 North Shore 13-10-88 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 3

24/04/1954 (Sat) St. George 11-9-75 Eastern Suburbs 22-22-154 Venue: Trumper Park

24/04/1954 (Sat) Liverpool 8-18-66 Sydney University 12-9-81 Venue: Concord Oval

25/04/1954 (Sun) Sydney 12-10-82 North Shore 12-13-85 Venue: Trumper Park

26/04/1954 (Mon) Western Suburbs 11-11-77 Newtown 13-14-92 Venue: Concord Oval

26/04/1954 (Mon) South Sydney 27-14-176 Balmain 11-17-83 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 4

01/05/1954 (Sat) North Shore 25-14-164 Balmain 6-9-45 Venue: Trumper Park

01/05/1954 (Sat) St. George 15-13-103 Western Suburbs 11-9-75 Venue: Hurstville Oval

01/05/1954 (Sat) Newtown 16-6-102 Sydney University 8-9-57 Venue: Concord Oval

02/05/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 17-15-117 South Sydney 15-16-106 Venue: Trumper Park

02/05/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 8-13-61 Sydney 6-17-53 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 5

08/05/1954 (Sat) St. George 15-12-102 Newtown 9-15-69 Venue: Hurstville Oval

08/05/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 11-18-84 South Sydney 11-17-83 Venue: Concord Oval

08/05/1954 (Sat) Sydney University 14-13-97 Sydney 12-12-84 Venue: Trumper Park

09/05/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 11-13-79 North Shore 11-13-79 Venue: Trumper Park

09/05/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 5-13-43 Balmain 8-7-55 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 6

15/05/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 14-6-90 North Shore 16-11-107 Venue: Concord Oval

15/05/1954 (Sat) St. George 14-14-98 Sydney University 7-12-54 Venue: Hurstville Oval

15/05/1954 (Sat) Sydney 10-15-75 Balmain 10-16-76 Venue: Waverley Oval

16/05/1954 (Sun) South Sydney 12-10-82 Newtown 14-15-99 Venue: Trumper Park

16/05/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 2-11-23 Eastern Suburbs 14-20-104 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 7

22/05/1954 (Sat) Balmain 8-12-60 Sydney University 7-14-56 Venue: Concord Oval

22/05/1954 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 18-17-125 Sydney 5-10-40 Venue: Trumper Park

22/05/1954 (Sat) St. George 21-13-139 South Sydney 22-11-143 Venue: Hurstville Oval

23/05/1954 (Sun) North Shore 13-13-91 Newtown 14-18-102 Venue: Trumper Park

23/05/1954 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-12-84 Liverpool 4-15-39 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 8

29/05/1954 (Sat) South Sydney 34-17-221 Sydney University 4-4-28 Venue: Trumper Park

29/05/1954 (Sat) North Shore 10-5-65 St. George 8-11-59 Venue: North Sydney Oval

29/05/1954 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 19-16-130 Balmain 10-4-64 Venue: Waverley Oval

29/05/1954 (Sat) Liverpool 6-7-43 Newtown 19-18-132 Venue: Concord Oval

30/05/1954 (Sun) Western Suburbs 15-16-106 Sydney 12-12-84 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 9

12/06/1954 (Sat) Newtown 18-16-124 Sydney 13-4-82 Venue: Trumper Park

12/06/1954 (Sat) St. George 23-25-163 Liverpool 6-4-40 Venue: Hurstville Oval

13/06/1954 (Sun) North Shore 10-17-77 South Sydney 12-8-80 Venue: Trumper Park

14/06/1954 (Mon) Western Suburbs 7-16-58 Balmain 8-10-58 Venue: Concord Oval

14/06/1954 (Mon) Eastern Suburbs 26-16-172 Sydney University 10-5-65 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 10

19/06/1954 (Sat) St. George 17-20-122 Sydney 7-11-53 Venue: Hurstville Oval

19/06/1954 (Sat) North Shore 16-16-112 Sydney University 7-13-55 Venue: North Sydney Oval

19/06/1954 (Sat) Newtown 24-22-166 Balmain 7-5-47 Venue: Trumper Park

19/06/1954 (Sat) Liverpool 11-11-77 South Sydney 19-15-129 Venue: Concord Oval

20/06/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 10-12-72 Western Suburbs 3-14-32 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 11

26/06/1954 (Sat) South Sydney 17-17-119 Sydney 10-12-72 Venue: Trumper Park

26/06/1954 (Sat) St. George 19-16-130 Balmain 4-12-36 Venue: Hurstville Oval

26/06/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 16-14-110 Sydney University 6-6-42 Venue: Concord Oval

27/06/1954 (Sun) Newtown 20-10-130 Eastern Suburbs 14-21-105 Venue: Trumper Park

27/06/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 6-5-41 North Shore 10-11-71 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 12

03/07/1954 (Sat) South Sydney 14-16-100 Balmain 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park

03/07/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 13-12-90 Newtown 6-11-47 Venue: Concord Oval

03/07/1954 (Sat) North Shore 23-20-158 Sydney 4-7-31 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

04/07/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 11-17-83 St. George 11-10-76 Venue: Trumper Park

04/07/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 6-11-47 Sydney University 13-16-94 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 13

10/07/1954 (Sat) St. George 10-11-71 South Sydney 9-17-71 Venue: Concord Oval

10/07/1954 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 15-10-100 Sydney 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park

10/07/1954 (Sat) Balmain 4-7-31 Sydney University 6-7-43 Venue: Waverley Oval

11/07/1954 (Sun) Newtown 4-13-37 North Shore 8-12-60 Venue: Trumper Park

11/07/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 6-4-40 Western Suburbs 17-10-112 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 14

17/07/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 13-12-90 South Sydney 16-16-112 Venue: Concord Oval

17/07/1954 (Sat) Sydney 7-14-56 Sydney University 16-13-109 Venue: Trumper Park

17/07/1954 (Sat) St. George 10-10-70 Newtown 13-12-90 Venue: Hurstville Oval

18/07/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 10-15-75 North Shore 11-5-71 Venue: Trumper Park

18/07/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 10-9-69 Balmain 11-8-74 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 15

24/07/1954 (Sat) North Shore 16-14-110 Western Suburbs 2-16-28 Venue: North Sydney Oval

24/07/1954 (Sat) Sydney University 14-8-92 St. George 18-14-122 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

24/07/1954 (Sat) Balmain 19-13-127 Sydney 8-9-57 Venue: Trumper Park

24/07/1954 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 21-21-147 Liverpool 6-7-43 Venue: Concord Oval

25/07/1954 (Sun) Newtown 16-15-111 South Sydney 13-12-90 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 16

31/07/1954 (Sat) Newtown 16-13-109 Sydney University 9-8-62 Venue: Trumper Park

31/07/1954 (Sat) North Shore 16-14-110 Balmain 6-7-43 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

31/07/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 11-10-76 St. George 16-21-117 Venue: Concord Oval

01/08/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 18-16-124 South Sydney 14-14-98 Venue: Trumper Park

01/08/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 9-14-68 Sydney 12-16-88 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Round 17

07/08/1954 (Sat) South Sydney 17-15-117 Sydney University 18-12-120 Venue: Trumper Park

07/08/1954 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 17-13-115 Balmain 7-7-49 Venue: Waverley Oval

07/08/1954 (Sat) Newtown 29-29-203 Liverpool 7-2-44 Venue: Hurstville Oval

07/08/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 12-13-85 Sydney 11-13-79 Venue: Concord Oval

08/08/1954 (Sun) North Shore 8-12-60 St. George 10-10-70 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 18

14/08/1954 (Sat) Newtown 19-13-127 Sydney 8-14-62 Venue: Trumper Park

14/08/1954 (Sat) Western Suburbs 14-18-102 Balmain 12-11-83 Venue: Concord Oval

14/08/1954 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 20-24-144 Sydney University 7-7-49 Venue: Waverley Oval

15/08/1954 (Sun) North Shore 16-14-110 South Sydney 12-18-90 Venue: Trumper Park

15/08/1954 (Sun) Liverpool 8-8-56 St. George 21-21-147 Venue: Liverpool Showground

 

Final ladder

 

1954

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Eastern Suburbs

18

15

2

1

2067

1143

180.8

62

2

Newtown

18

15

3

0

1972

1263

156.1

60

3

North Shore

18

13

4

1

1739

1105

157.4

54

4

St. George

18

11

6

1

1825

1327

137.5

46

5

South Sydney

18

10

7

1

2009

1584

126.8

42

6

Western Suburbs

18

9

8

1

1423

1483

96.0

38

7

Sydney University

18

6

12

0

1189

1868

63.7

24

8

Balmain

18

5

12

1

1065

1854

57.4

22

9

Sydney

18

2

16

0

1185

1850

64.1

8

10

Liverpool

18

1

17

0

928

1925

48.2

4

 

Total

180

87

87

6

15402

15402

 

360

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

21/08/1954 (Sat) North Shore 12-11-83 St. George 9-13-67 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Second Semi-Final

22/08/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 19-8-122 Newtown 7-14-56 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Preliminary Final

29/08/1954 (Sun) Newtown 14-10-94 North Shore 10-14-74 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Grand Final

05/09/1954 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 13-20-98 Newtown 11-8-74 Venue: Trumper Park

 

 

1954 premiers: Eastern Suburbs

 

 

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First created: 23 May 2020
Last updated: 11 May 2023

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