1955 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1955 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in a semi final, Geelong were defeated by Collingwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 122.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton, Colin | #9 | 8 | 0 | R06, R08-10, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Baumgartner, Ivan | #22 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Beardsley, Ken | #34 | 20 | 14 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Borrack, Les | #14 | 17 | 5 | R01, R03-09, R11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Bow, Glen | #30 | 6 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R10, R12, R15 |
| Brown, Clive | #32 | 17 | 2 | R04-18, SF, PF |
| Bullen, Roger | #29 | 9 | 3 | R07-11, R13-14, SF, PF |
| Cameron, Ken | #16 | 17 | 0 | R03, R05-18, SF, PF |
| Davis, Bob | #4 | 14 | 8 | R01-05, R08-16 |
| Ferrari, Bruce | #18 | 8 | 1 | R05-07, R10-11, R13-15 |
| Flanagan, Fred | #10 | 4 | 9 | R01-04 |
| Gazzard, Bob | #23 | 10 | 0 | R02, R05-08, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Goggin, Matt | #1 | 14 | 2 | R01-04, R09, R11-17, SF, PF |
| Hawking, Howard | #5 | 2 | 0 | R02, R12 |
| Haygarth, John | #10 | 5 | 2 | R12, R16-18, SF |
| Herbert, Harry | #24 | 12 | 3 | R01-04, R11-18 |
| Hovey, Ron | #12 | 19 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF |
| McMahon, John | #22 | 17 | 8 | R01-15, SF, PF |
| Middlemiss, Russell | #2 | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 |
| O'Connell, John | #20 | 14 | 20 | R01-11, R17-18, PF |
| O'Neill, John | #17 | 19 | 5 | R01-16, R18, SF, PF |
| Pianto, Peter | #6 | 16 | 19 | R01-12, R14, R18, SF, PF |
| Rayson, Noel | #27 | 20 | 80 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Renfrey, Russ | #8 | 20 | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Roberts, Jim | #15 | 5 | 0 | R02, R07, R10, R12-13 |
| Sharp, Norm | #26 | 20 | 3 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Smith, Bernie | #11 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Sutcliffe, Max | #31 | 15 | 11 | R04-09, R11-17, SF, PF |
| Trezise, Neil | #28 | 20 | 33 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Umbers, Geoff | #19 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Williams, Geoff | #21 | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R13, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Wiltshire, Bob | #37 | 5 | 1 | R14-18 |
| Worner, Bert | #25 | 5 | 1 | R13, R15-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey, Reg | 20 | 15 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 38 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 49 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 38 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 10 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 12 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 19 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 15 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 13/06/1955 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 14 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 13 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 59 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 11 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 19 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 3 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 21 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 3 | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 79 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 27/08/1955 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 8 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 10/09/1955 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 12 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
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.