1955 VFL Season: Brownlow Medal

Top 10 Players

Rank Player Team(s) Vote(s) 3 2 1
1st Fred Goldsmith South Melbourne 21 5 3 0
2nd Bill Hutchison Essendon 20 2 6 2
3rd Neil Roberts St Kilda 16 4 2 0
4th Denis Cordner Melbourne 15 1 4 4
John James Carlton 15 3 2 2
Eddie Lane South Melbourne 15 3 2 2
7th Peter Box Footscray 14 4 1 0
8th Des Rowe Richmond 13 2 3 1
9th Lerrel Sharp Collingwood 12 3 1 1
10th John Kerr Footscray 11 1 4 0

*: Player was ineligible to receive the medal this season.

Team Summary

Rank Team Vote(s) Leader(s)
1st Melbourne 71 Denis Cordner (15)
2nd Essendon 62 Bill Hutchison (20)
3rd Geelong 55 Les Borrack (8)
Collingwood 55 Lerrel Sharp (12)
Footscray 55 Peter Box (14)
6th Richmond 54 Des Rowe (13)
7th South Melbourne 49 Fred Goldsmith (21)
8th Carlton 45 John James (15)
9th Hawthorn 44 Clive Philp (8)
10th Fitzroy 43 Don Furness (8)
11th North Melbourne 41 John Brady, Jack O'Halloran (9)
12th St Kilda 38 Neil Roberts (16)