[6] It was the 56th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers of the 1954 SANFL season.

The match, attended by 42,895 spectators, was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 3 points, marking that clubs fifteenth premiership victory.

[20] The Port Adelaide players and officials had a celebratory dinner at the Largs Pier Hotel after the match.

[21] The 1954 SANFL Grand Final was the first instance of a tradition where the chimney of the West End Brewery would be painted in the colours of the winning team.

[23] At the suggestion of Fos Williams, the runner up would also have their colours added to the West End Brewery chimney.