1955 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 88.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Owen | #16 | 9 | 15 | R01, R03, R12-18 |
| Anton, Alan | #31 | 2 | 2 | R02-03 |
| Barrett, John | #32 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R06, R08-10, R13-14 |
| Bench, Arnie | #24 | 6 | 0 | R05, R12-16 |
| Carr, Reg | #25 | 9 | 0 | R03-10, R13 |
| Chambers, Ken | #26 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Chapman, James | #1 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Charles, John | #22 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Clark, Wally | #7 | 4 | 3 | R08, R10-12 |
| Collins, Bob | #36 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Darrigan, Kevin | #28 | 8 | 3 | R02, R04, R06-09, R17-18 |
| Davey, Colin | #11 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Elder, Toby | #6 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R11-13 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 17 | 5 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 13 | 0 | R01-07, R10-12, R14-16 |
| Gervasoni, Jack | #4 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Harvey, Ron | #19 | 6 | 5 | R01-06 |
| Henderson, Bob | #23 | 15 | 0 | R01-11, R15-18 |
| Jarman, Laurie | 2 | 2 | R17-18 | |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 17 | 32 | R01-17 |
| Knight, Graham | #27 | 11 | 14 | R04-07, R09, R13-18 |
| MacGregor, Jack | #14 | 9 | 6 | R01, R06-07, R09-10, R12-15 |
| Murray, Kevin | #2 | 15 | 0 | R04-18 |
| Ongarello, Tony | #5 | 14 | 30 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-16 |
| Pert, Brian | #3 | 7 | 4 | R01-03, R08-10, R18 |
| Proudfoot, Gordon | #20 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 9 | 6 | R01-03, R07-11, R13 |
| Smith, Bill | #35 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Smith, Ron | #35 | 5 | 0 | R08, R11-14 |
| Smyth, Leo | #21 | 14 | 4 | R01, R03-15 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Streader, Jack | #18 | 4 | 3 | R08-10, R16 |
| Trickey, Ern | #34 | 8 | 1 | R05, R12-18 |
| Vernon, Rod | #9 | 15 | 7 | R04-18 |
| Webb, Keith | #12 | 16 | 12 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Williams, Vin | #10 | 14 | 3 | R02-07, R11-18 |
| Wilson, Bobby | #29 | 3 | 1 | R16-18 |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 12 | 3 | R01-04, R07, R11, R13-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 18 | 6 | -0- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 35 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 38 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 57 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 8 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 64 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 17 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 13/06/1955 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 74 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 32 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 26 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 61 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 54 | Bill Stephen | unknown |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 14 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 21 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 22 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 18 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |