1955 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by Geelong in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 130.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 17 | 3 | R01-04, R06, R08-18, SF |
| Booth, Stan | #2 | 14 | 10 | R01-07, R10, R12-14, R16-17, SF |
| Burgess, Reg | #18 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| Carmichael, Don | #32 | 3 | 0 | R12-13, R16 |
| Carstairs, Jim | #20 | 19 | 3 | R01-18, SF |
| Chapman, Keith | #36 | 6 | 1 | R12-16, R18 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 16 | 1 | R01-11, R14-15, R17-18, SF |
| Colliver, Barry | #4 | 5 | 1 | R04, R08-11 |
| Dench, Doug | #6 | 18 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18, SF |
| Diston, Morton | #12 | 5 | 2 | R05-09 |
| Fox, Robert | #24 | 19 | 24 | R01-18, SF |
| Gallagher, Fred | #13 | 14 | 1 | R02, R04-12, R15-16, R18, SF |
| Gamble, Jeff | #22 | 8 | 4 | R01-02, R10-15 |
| Gill, John | #3 | 16 | 12 | R01-05, R08-12, R14-18, SF |
| Harrington, Jack | #23 | 19 | 2 | R01-18, SF |
| Heenan, Jim | #14 | 16 | 0 | R03-15, R17-18, SF |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 19 | 32 | R01-18, SF |
| Knowles, Jack | #21 | 9 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R13-14, R17 |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 19 | 4 | R01-18, SF |
| McConnell, Roy | #25 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 19 | 51 | R01-18, SF |
| Monks, Ian | #29 | 4 | 2 | R07-10 |
| O'Sullivan, Peter | #16 | 9 | 0 | R01, R04, R07-08, R11, R16-18, SF |
| Pascoe, Mal | #34 | 14 | 6 | R01-09, R15-18, SF |
| Peucker, Ken | #27 | 17 | 27 | R01-06, R09-18, SF |
| Prest, Warren | #28 | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 |
| Reed, Ken | #35 | 2 | 0 | R03, R13 |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 19 | 12 | R01-18, SF |
| Taylor, Bob | #15 | 12 | 0 | R02-03, R10-18, SF |
| Towner, John | #33 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Willey, Graham | #37 | 1 | 2 | R06 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 19 | 12 | -0- | 7 | R01-18, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 65 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 54 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 5 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 58 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 45 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 64 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 65 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 73 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 27/08/1955 | Semi Final | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |