1955 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1955 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 98.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Peter | #29 | 11 | 7 | R01-02, R04-11, R17 |
| Archbold, Barry | #37 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Beasy, Doug | #17 | 17 | 25 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Beitzel, Barry | #35 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Bergin, Kevin | #36 | 10 | 12 | R09-18 |
| Berner, Leon | #20 | 8 | 4 | R11-18 |
| Bosustow, Bob | #4 | 11 | 3 | R03-13 |
| Brown, John | #16 | 11 | 0 | R07-10, R12-18 |
| Browning, Dave | #27 | 4 | 1 | R03-05, R11 |
| Burke, Gerald | #5 | 12 | 8 | R01-06, R11, R14-18 |
| Caspar, Harry | #6 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Cheffers, John | #32 | 4 | 4 | R01-03, R06 |
| Chick, John | #23 | 10 | 1 | R01-03, R12-18 |
| Comben, Bruce | #15 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R08-18 |
| Crowe, Bob | #34 | 11 | 6 | R07-08, R10-18 |
| Donaldson, Graham | #13 | 4 | 5 | R04, R09, R17-18 |
| Ellis, Jack | #8 | 6 | 7 | R04-09 |
| English, Vin | #14 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ferry, George | #25 | 15 | 0 | R01-15 |
| Gilchrist, Graham | #28 | 11 | 2 | R02-05, R12-18 |
| Hands, Ken | #1 | 13 | 3 | R01-03, R05-06, R10, R12-18 |
| Holt, Colin | #38 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| James, John | #10 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Kerr, Graham | #35 | 7 | 1 | R04-08, R13-14 |
| Kerr, Laurie | #11 | 17 | 2 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Mills, Jack | #9 | 9 | 9 | R01-09 |
| Milroy, Bill | #2 | 14 | 4 | R01-05, R07-15 |
| Molony, Brian | #31 | 9 | 2 | R01-02, R07, R09-10, R13-16 |
| Moran, Bernie | #24 | 5 | 1 | R06-08, R11-12 |
| Munro, Frank | #22 | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R15-16, R18 |
| O'Brien, Noel | #26 | 17 | 73 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Paice, John | #33 | 4 | 0 | R06, R08-09, R16 |
| Robertson, Ron | #21 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Sullivan, Jack | #30 | 12 | 1 | R03-13, R18 |
| Warburton, Keith | #7 | 10 | 9 | R01-07, R09-11 |
| Webster, Peter | #3 | 16 | 3 | R01, R03, R05-18 |
| Zeunert, Denis | #19 | 17 | 1 | R01-08, R10-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, Perce | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 69 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 27 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 57 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 35 | Perce Bentley | Bill Milroy |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 25 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | Perce Bentley | Bill Milroy |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 65 | Perce Bentley | Bill Milroy |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 58 | Perce Bentley | Bill Milroy |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 38 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 47 | Perce Bentley | Bill Milroy |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 17 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 16 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 14 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 56 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 37 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 31 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 6 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.