1955 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Melbourne in the second semi final and defeating Geelong in the preliminary final, Collingwood were defeated by Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 127.5)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captains:
Lou Richards, Neil Mann
Vice-Captain:
Neil Mann
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchelor, Keith | #4 | 10 | 6 | R02-03, R05-07, R10, R15-16, PF, GF |
| Bromage, Keith | #11 | 6 | 2 | R01-04, R09, R14 |
| Dorman, Brian | #6 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Elder, John | #35 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Gabelich, Ray | #38 | 9 | 3 | R03-04, R13-18, SF |
| Gooch, Arthur | #14 | 18 | 4 | R02-08, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Greve, Bob | #32 | 7 | 0 | R14-18, SF, PF |
| Hamilton, Jack | #8 | 20 | 0 | R01-08, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hams, George | #7 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Healey, Des | #12 | 19 | 6 | R01, R04-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hickey, Jack | #19 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hower, Jim | #28 | 2 | 2 | R03-04 |
| Jones, Bill | #23 | 21 | 16 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kingston, Ron | #9 | 19 | 0 | R01-03, R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kupsch, Bob | #34 | 4 | 0 | R04-05, R13, GF |
| Little, Dave | #16 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Lucas, Peter | #3 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Mann, Neil | #2 | 15 | 15 | R01, R04-06, R08-11, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Merrett, Thorold | #17 | 20 | 17 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Parker, Jack | #18 | 10 | 2 | R02, R05-09, R11-12, PF, GF |
| Richards, Lou | #1 | 16 | 21 | R01, R03-17 |
| Richards, Ron | #20 | 18 | 13 | R02, R04, R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Rose, Bill | #21 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Rose, Bob | #22 | 11 | 26 | R02, R06-08, R10-13, SF, PF, GF |
| Rymer, Laurie | #21 | 9 | 7 | R06-10, R13-15, R17 |
| Sharp, Lerrel | #29 | 18 | 0 | R01-13, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Smale, Ken | #5 | 21 | 47 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Sullivan, Harry | #36 | 10 | 5 | R01, R09-11, R13-18 |
| Tuck, Frank | #24 | 11 | 1 | R10-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Turner, Brian | #10 | 8 | 5 | R01-05, R11-12, R18 |
| Twomey, Bill | #26 | 12 | 2 | R01-10, R12, SF |
| Twomey, Mick | #25 | 15 | 11 | R01, R03-09, R12-13, R16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Waller, Neville | #31 | 18 | 1 | R02, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Walsh, Don | #33 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Weideman, Murray | #27 | 18 | 24 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Wylie, Kevin | #15 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R09, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyne, Phonse | 21 | 15 | -0- | 6 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 56 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 67 | Phonse Kyne | Bob Rose |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 57 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 9 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 25 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 54 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 64 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 10 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 9 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 50 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 3 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 6 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 7 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 45 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 35 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 37 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 73 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 10 | Phonse Kyne | Neil Mann |
| 03/09/1955 | Semi Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 11 | Phonse Kyne | Neil Mann |
| 10/09/1955 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 12 | Phonse Kyne | Neil Mann |
| 17/09/1955 | Grand Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 28 | Phonse Kyne | Neil Mann |