1955 VFL Season: North Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Home Ground: Arden Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 11th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 76.3%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 45
Brownlow Leader(s): John Brady, Jack O'Halloran (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Jock Spencer (68)
Syd Barker Medal Recipient(s): Bob Brooker

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Vic Lawrence

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Aylett, Allen #17 18 R01-R18 11
Barton, Bill 1 R10 1
Brady, John #20 13 R01-R07, R09, R13-R17 3
Brooker, Bob #28 14 R02-R12, R15-R17 0
Burt, Bobby #8 5 R03-R07 0
Curtis, Peter 2 R01-R02 1
Dean, Norm #22 1 R08 0
Doolan, Neil #12 10 R05-R14 2
Dugdale, John #6 6 R04-R06, R11, R16-R17 2
Eastmure, Gerald #14 18 R01-R18 6
Easton, Kevin #30 3 R01-R02, R07 4
Edwards, Jack #35 10 R01-R02, R09-R12, R15-R18 0
English, Garry #4 11 R02-R10, R16-R17 1
Ford, John #2 8 R11-R18 2
Goullet, Keith #2 1 R01 1
Grambeau, Mick #1 17 R01-R11, R13-R18 16
Grant, Reg #13 2 R01-R02 1
Hamilton, Peter #11 1 R13 0
Icke, Laurie #27 11 R06-R08, R10-R11, R13-R18 0
James, Ron #3 3 R12-R14 5
Johnson, Brian #10 18 R01-R18 0
Johnson, Percy #26 9 R08, R10-R15, R17-R18 1
Joiner, John #36 10 R03-R09, R14, R17-R18 0
Jones, Ian #18 1 R12 0
Kelly, Pat #22 1 R01 0
Lawrence, Jack #19 4 R01-R04 3
Lawrence, Vic #19 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 1
Mantello, Albert #32 17 R01-R16, R18 1
Marchesi, Peter #13 3 R03, R05, R12 0
Martyn, Bryan #30 4 R15-R18 1
McLean, Tom #16 4 R01, R03, R09, R13 1
McMahon, Kevin #21 17 R01-R04, R06-R18 0
Neeson, Norm #9 4 R09-R10, R13-R14 0
O'Halloran, Brian #23 3 R09-R11 1
O'Halloran, Jack #5 16 R02-R06, R08-R18 13
Parkes, Eric #29 5 R08, R15-R18 0
Reddick, Bill #33 7 R04, R09-R10, R12-R15 0
Reeves, John #6 2 R01-R02 1
Ritchie, Max #31 10 R03-R08, R10-R12, R18 5
Russell, James #15 7 R07-R08, R13-R16, R18 2
Smith, Kevin #8 2 R01-R02 0
Spencer, Jock #7 16 R01, R03-R12, R14-R18 68
Templar, Len #24 18 R01-R18 18
Walsh, Ron #34 8 R02-R07, R12, R18 1
Wymer, John #25 2 R05, R11 0

Team Line-Up

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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)
McCorkell, Jock 18 3 -0- 15 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
16/04/1955 Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 69 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
23/04/1955 Round 2 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 67 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
30/04/1955 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 11 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
07/05/1955 Round 4 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 13 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
14/05/1955 Round 5 Hawthorn AWAY WIN NOR by 2 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
21/05/1955 Round 6 Richmond HOME WIN NOR by 22 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
28/05/1955 Round 7 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 7 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
04/06/1955 Round 8 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 17 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
13/06/1955 Round 9 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 14 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
25/06/1955 Round 10 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 12 Jock McCorkell unknown
02/07/1955 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 7 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
09/07/1955 Round 12 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 17 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
16/07/1955 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 7 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
23/07/1955 Round 14 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 64 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
30/07/1955 Round 15 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 27 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
06/08/1955 Round 16 Hawthorn HOME WIN NOR by 7 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
13/08/1955 Round 17 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 23 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence
20/08/1955 Round 18 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 60 Jock McCorkell Vic Lawrence