1955 SANFL Season: Norwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Norwood for the 1955 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Norwood Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Adelaide in the second semi final, Norwood were defeated by Port Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 SANFL Season
Team:
Norwood
Home Ground:
Norwood Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 11-1-5, P%: 55.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Sam | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Taylor, Jim | 2 | 0 | R07, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oatey, Jack | 19 | 12 | -1- | 6 | R01-17, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1955 | Round 1 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 11 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 2 | West Torrens | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 3 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 2 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 4 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 22 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 5 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 32 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 6 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 20 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 7 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 18 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 8 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 53 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 18/06/1955 | Round 9 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 1 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 10 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 18 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 11 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 51 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 12 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 61 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 13 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 54 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 14 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 9 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 32 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 27/08/1955 | Round 16 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 17 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 03/09/1955 | Round 17 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 16 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 17/09/1955 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 24 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 01/10/1955 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 63 | Jack Oatey | unknown |