1955 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
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 |