1955 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 87.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): Fred Goldsmith (21)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Eddie Lane (36)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Ian Gillett

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Gunn

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Atkinson, Bob #4 7 R01-R03, R06-R08, R18 2
Barry, Des #16 8 R01-R03, R05-R07, R15, R17 0
Dorgan, Jim #11 18 R01-R18 0
Earl, Don #12 2 R02, R13 0
Ferguson, John #34 14 R05-R18 0
Garrick, Jack #29 12 R01-R11, R14 2
Giles, Bob #9 15 R01-R11, R15-R18 0
Gillett, Ian #28 18 R01-R18 12
Goldsmith, Fred #2 18 R01-R18 0
Grant, Trevor #21 3 R03-R04, R16 0
Gunn, Bill #8 13 R01-R05, R07-R09, R11-R12, R14-R16 16
Hogan, Kevin #22 14 R01-R05, R10-R18 15
Hudson, Jack #31 4 R04, R13, R15-R16 0
Keyter, Don #1 18 R01-R18 22
Lane, Clarrie #6 4 R04-R07 2
Lane, Eddie #27 16 R01-R12, R14-R17 36
Ledwidge, John #35 13 R01-R02, R05-R06, R08-R14, R17-R18 4
Leslie, Lewis #15 14 R05-R18 3
Logan, Max #38 3 R01-R03 3
McCormack, Ken #36 14 R01-R09, R12-R15, R18 1
McDonald, Gerry #18 15 R03-R12, R14-R18 0
McGowan, Brian #3 1 R13 1
McLaughlin, Hugh #25 10 R08-R14, R16-R18 0
McNeill, Neil #23 7 R11-R17 0
Nelson, Daryl #5 4 R01-R03, R18 0
Nolan, Bill #6 1 R04 0
Pratt, Bob #10 15 R04-R18 24
Primmer, Frank #33 12 R06-R07, R09-R18 5
Reed, Ray #30 9 R09-R17 1
Sibun, Mick #7 18 R01-R18 9
Star, Don #17 8 R01-R02, R08-R13 3
Taylor, Ron #32 15 R01-R09, R13-R18 10
Trethowan, John #20 8 R03-R08, R10, R18 1
Tyrrell, Noel #23 1 R04 0
Vance, Colin #26 3 R01-R03 5
Woolley, John #38 5 R01, R10, R12, R17-R18 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)
Matthews, Herbie 18 5 -0- 13 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
16/04/1955 Round 1 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 38 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
23/04/1955 Round 2 Fitzroy HOME WIN SOU by 38 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
30/04/1955 Round 3 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 42 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
07/05/1955 Round 4 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 58 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
14/05/1955 Round 5 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 134 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
21/05/1955 Round 6 Carlton AWAY WIN SOU by 8 Herbie Matthews unknown
28/05/1955 Round 7 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 1 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
04/06/1955 Round 8 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 38 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
11/06/1955 Round 9 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 9 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
25/06/1955 Round 10 North Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 12 Herbie Matthews unknown
02/07/1955 Round 11 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 33 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
09/07/1955 Round 12 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 11 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
16/07/1955 Round 13 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 54 Herbie Matthews unknown
23/07/1955 Round 14 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 20 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
30/07/1955 Round 15 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 1 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
06/08/1955 Round 16 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 29 Herbie Matthews Bill Gunn
13/08/1955 Round 17 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 31 Herbie Matthews unknown
20/08/1955 Round 18 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 63 Herbie Matthews unknown