1955 VFL Season: Collingwood

Season Team Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Team: Collingwood
Home Ground: Victoria Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 127.5%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): Lerrel Sharp (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ken Smale (45)
E. W. Copeland Trophy Recipient(s): Des Healey

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Neil Mann, Lou Richards

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Batchelor, Keith #4 10 R02-R03, R05-R07, R10, R15-R16, PF, GF 6
Bromage, Keith #11 6 R01-R04, R09, R14 2
Dorman, Brian #6 1 R14 0
Elder, John #35 2 R01, R03 0
Gabelich, Ray #38 9 R03-R04, R13-R18, SF 3
Gooch, Arthur #14 18 R02-R08, R11-R18, SF, PF, GF 4
Greve, Bob #32 7 R14-R18, SF, PF 0
Hamilton, Jack #8 20 R01-R08, R10-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Hams, George #7 1 R03 0
Healey, Des #12 19 R01, R04-R18, SF, PF, GF 6
Hickey, Jack #19 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF 1
Hower, Jim #28 2 R03-R04 2
Jones, Bill #23 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF 16
Kingston, Ron #9 19 R01-R03, R06-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Kupsch, Bob #34 4 R04-R05, R13, GF 0
Little, Dave #16 1 R01 1
Lucas, Peter #3 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF 1
Mann, Neil #2 15 R01, R04-R06, R08-R11, R15-R18, SF, PF, GF 15
Merrett, Thorold #17 20 R01-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF, GF 17
Parker, Jack #18 10 R02, R05-R09, R11-R12, PF, GF 2
Richards, Lou #1 16 R01, R03-R17 21
Richards, Ron #20 18 R02, R04, R06-R18, SF, PF, GF 13
Rose, Bill #21 1 R02 0
Rose, Bob #22 11 R02, R06-R08, R10-R13, SF, PF, GF 26
Rymer, Laurie #21 9 R06-R10, R13-R15, R17 7
Sharp, Lerrel #29 18 R01-R13, R17-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Smale, Ken #5 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF 47
Sullivan, Harry #36 10 R01, R09-R11, R13-R18 5
Tuck, Frank #24 11 R10-R17, SF, PF, GF 1
Turner, Brian #10 8 R01-R05, R11-R12, R18 5
Twomey, Bill #26 12 R01-R10, R12, SF 2
Twomey, Mick #25 15 R01, R03-R09, R12-R13, R16, R18, SF, PF, GF 11
Waller, Neville #31 18 R02, R05-R18, SF, PF, GF 1
Walsh, Don #33 1 R13 0
Weideman, Murray #27 18 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF, GF 24
Wylie, Kevin #15 6 R01-R03, R05, R09, R18 3

Team Line-Up

Back: Lerrel Sharp Jack Hamilton Neville Waller
Half-Back: Peter Lucas Frank Tuck Ron Kingston
Centre: Des Healey Jack Parker Thorold Merrett
Half-Forward: Bill Jones Ken Smale Murray Weideman
Forward: Mick Twomey Keith Batchelor Bob Rose
Follower: Neil Mann Arthur Gooch Ron Richards
Interchange: Jack Hickey Bob Kupsch

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Kyne, Phonse 21 15 -0- 6 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
16/04/1955 Round 1 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 56 Phonse Kyne unknown
23/04/1955 Round 2 North Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 67 Phonse Kyne unknown
30/04/1955 Round 3 St Kilda HOME WIN COL by 57 Phonse Kyne Lou Richards
07/05/1955 Round 4 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 9 Phonse Kyne unknown
14/05/1955 Round 5 Carlton AWAY WIN COL by 25 Phonse Kyne unknown
21/05/1955 Round 6 Essendon HOME WIN COL by 54 Phonse Kyne unknown
28/05/1955 Round 7 Fitzroy AWAY WIN COL by 64 Phonse Kyne Lou Richards
04/06/1955 Round 8 Geelong HOME WIN COL by 10 Phonse Kyne unknown
11/06/1955 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 9 Phonse Kyne unknown
25/06/1955 Round 10 Richmond AWAY WIN COL by 50 Phonse Kyne unknown
02/07/1955 Round 11 Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 3 Phonse Kyne unknown
09/07/1955 Round 12 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 6 Phonse Kyne Lou Richards
16/07/1955 Round 13 North Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 7 Phonse Kyne Lou Richards
23/07/1955 Round 14 St Kilda AWAY WIN COL by 45 Phonse Kyne Lou Richards
30/07/1955 Round 15 Hawthorn HOME WIN COL by 35 Phonse Kyne unknown
06/08/1955 Round 16 Carlton HOME WIN COL by 37 Phonse Kyne unknown
13/08/1955 Round 17 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 73 Phonse Kyne unknown
20/08/1955 Round 18 Fitzroy HOME WIN COL by 10 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
03/09/1955 Semi Final Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 11 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
10/09/1955 Preliminary Final Geelong HOME WIN COL by 12 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
17/09/1955 Grand Final Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 28 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann