1955 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1955 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): Fred Goldsmith (South Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Noel Rayson (Geelong)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Melbourne (P) 1st 15 -0- 3 150.5% Denis Cordner (15) Stuart Spencer (29)
Collingwood (R) 2nd 14 -0- 4 127.5% Lerrel Sharp (12) Ken Smale (45)
Geelong 3rd 14 -0- 4 122.8% Les Borrack (8) Noel Rayson (77)
Essendon 4th 12 -0- 6 130.6% Bill Hutchison (20) Hugh Mitchell (51)
Footscray 5th 12 -0- 6 130.0% Peter Box (14) Jack Collins (60)
Richmond 6th 9 -0- 9 106.1% Des Rowe (13) Ray Poulter (49)
Carlton 7th 9 -0- 9 98.6% John James (15) Noel O'Brien (73)
Hawthorn 8th 8 -0- 10 94.0% Clive Philp (8) Kevin Coghlan (28)
Fitzroy 9th 6 -0- 12 88.5% Don Furness (8) Norm Johnstone (32)
South Melbourne 10th 5 -0- 13 87.8% Fred Goldsmith (21) Eddie Lane (36)
North Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 15 76.3% John Brady, Jack O'Halloran (9) Jock Spencer (68)
St Kilda 12th 1 -0- 17 45.4% Neil Roberts (16) Jack McDonald (24)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 12
Goal Umpire 7
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 59 - 118 20,000
SAT 16/04/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 104 - 66 20,976
SAT 16/04/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 134 - 65 25,041
SAT 16/04/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 77 - 94 30,000
SAT 16/04/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 93 - 58 16,000
SAT 16/04/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 48 - 104 33,398

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 111 - 62 32,263
SAT 23/04/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 87 - 60 19,000
SAT 23/04/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 120 - 55 18,000
SAT 23/04/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 107 - 69 18,000
SAT 23/04/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 70 - 137 21,000
SAT 23/04/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 112 - 81 33,753

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 58 - 46 49,280
SAT 30/04/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 103 - 65 19,565
SAT 30/04/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 106 - 49 23,435
SAT 30/04/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 80 - 69 21,000
SAT 30/04/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 116 - 59 18,095
SAT 30/04/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 56 - 98 18,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 61 - 74 13,500
SAT 07/05/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 73 - 83 16,000
SAT 07/05/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 64 - 99 23,000
SAT 07/05/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 36 - 23 36,615
SAT 07/05/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 110 - 52 20,000
SAT 07/05/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 84 - 75 26,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 59 - 73 25,299
SAT 14/05/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 84 - 72 28,288
SAT 14/05/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 89 - 114 37,065
SAT 14/05/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 166 - 32 15,000
SAT 14/05/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 77 - 99 15,000
SAT 14/05/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 91 - 93 15,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 71 - 44 28,333
SAT 21/05/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 29 - 48 11,000
SAT 21/05/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 75 - 83 23,000
SAT 21/05/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 101 - 47 35,000
SAT 21/05/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 58 - 66 24,517
SAT 21/05/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 74 - 52 13,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 71 - 72 24,000
SAT 28/05/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 84 - 69 21,088
SAT 28/05/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 65 - 70 20,000
SAT 28/05/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 122 - 56 12,500
SAT 28/05/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 45 - 109 30,000
SAT 28/05/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 69 - 62 26,086

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 135 - 70 34,669
SAT 04/06/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 77 - 67 34,000
SAT 04/06/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 92 - 54 23,500
SAT 04/06/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 34 - 85 19,250
SAT 04/06/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 71 - 88 13,000
SAT 04/06/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 62 - 60 19,600

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 28 - 86 29,555
SAT 11/06/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 63 - 72 35,000
SAT 11/06/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 114 - 59 28,807
MON 13/06/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 94 - 78 39,949
MON 13/06/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 81 - 95 24,000
MON 13/06/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 128 - 54 14,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 39 - 71 21,000
SAT 25/06/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 65 - 52 23,654
SAT 25/06/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 43 - 81 20,576
SAT 25/06/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 81 - 43 10,500
SAT 25/06/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 70 - 58 16,000
SAT 25/06/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 48 - 98 29,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 48 - 45 40,000
SAT 02/07/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 109 - 50 17,238
SAT 02/07/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 96 - 49 16,000
SAT 02/07/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 68 - 42 19,000
SAT 02/07/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 68 - 61 10,500
SAT 02/07/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 82 - 49 26,697

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 118 - 21 15,624
SAT 09/07/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 88 - 99 17,000
SAT 09/07/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 88 - 105 12,000
SAT 09/07/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 91 - 50 19,500
SAT 09/07/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 120 - 59 10,500
SAT 09/07/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 43 - 37 42,354

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 71 - 52 26,755
SAT 16/07/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 79 - 63 15,763
SAT 16/07/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 37 - 82 12,250
SAT 16/07/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 100 - 46 12,500
SAT 16/07/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 99 - 92 16,813
SAT 16/07/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 57 - 48 17,500

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 74 - 73 32,735
SAT 23/07/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 100 - 97 25,000
SAT 23/07/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 80 - 94 19,500
SAT 23/07/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 61 - 125 18,000
SAT 23/07/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 71 - 116 18,500
SAT 23/07/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 71 - 51 12,100

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 90 - 63 15,486
SAT 30/07/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 86 - 65 14,033
SAT 30/07/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 87 - 31 9,742
SAT 30/07/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 72 - 52 32,000
SAT 30/07/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 93 - 94 16,000
SAT 30/07/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 71 - 36 16,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 119 - 54 49,352
SAT 06/08/1955 2:15 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 73 - 76 33,902
SAT 06/08/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 89 - 52 28,000
SAT 06/08/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 53 - 82 10,150
SAT 06/08/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 75 14,000
SAT 06/08/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 60 - 53 9,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 85 - 91 16,000
SAT 13/08/1955 2:15 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 131 - 52 13,444
SAT 13/08/1955 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 48 - 79 18,000
SAT 13/08/1955 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 133 - 60 34,000
SAT 13/08/1955 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 61 - 79 20,000
SAT 13/08/1955 2:15 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 92 - 69 14,500

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1955 2:15 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 94 - 31 19,484
SAT 20/08/1955 2:15 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 66 - 60 22,482
SAT 20/08/1955 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 50 - 92 24,500
SAT 20/08/1955 2:15 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 43 - 137 13,000
SAT 20/08/1955 2:15 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 59 - 49 19,270
SAT 20/08/1955 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 35 - 95 20,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1955 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 61 - 53 68,109

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1955 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 56 - 45 59,215

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1955 2:30 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 96 - 84 70,430

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1955 2:50 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 64 - 36 88,053