1955 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 150.5)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Frank | #6 | 16 | 9 | R01-05, R08-14, R16, R18, SF, GF |
| Atkinson, Dick | #36 | 3 | 0 | R06-07, R14 |
| Baker, Noel | #21 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Barassi, Ron | #31 | 19 | 18 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, GF |
| Baumgartner, Ivan | #22 | 5 | 0 | R06-07, R10-11, R13 |
| Beckwith, John | #30 | 17 | 0 | R02, R05-18, SF, GF |
| Bull, Tony | #29 | 13 | 6 | R01-07, R09, R12-15, R17 |
| Carroll, Keith | #19 | 6 | 0 | R08-11, R13, R15 |
| Case, Geoff | #7 | 14 | 7 | R01-08, R10-13, SF, GF |
| Christie, Ken | #4 | 7 | 0 | R02-04, R06, R14, R16-17 |
| Clarke, Kevin | #8 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Clarke, Noel | #26 | 10 | 24 | R01-02, R04-07, R10-12, GF |
| Cordner, Denis | #1 | 19 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Dixon, Brian | #9 | 16 | 7 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Gleeson, Terry | #28 | 10 | 5 | R07-13, R18, SF, GF |
| Johnson, Bob | #18 | 18 | 27 | R01-07, R09-17, SF, GF |
| Johnson, Trevor | #14 | 13 | 0 | R03, R08-16, R18, SF, GF |
| Laidlaw, Clyde | #16 | 18 | 10 | R01-05, R07-13, R15-18, SF, GF |
| Lane, Ralph | #34 | 9 | 1 | R01-09 |
| Marquis, Peter | #3 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| McGivern, Geoff | #17 | 9 | 0 | R12-18, SF, GF |
| McKenzie, Bob | #2 | 7 | 9 | R03, R15-18, SF, GF |
| McLean, Ian | #5 | 18 | 3 | R01, R04-18, SF, GF |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 19 | 1 | R01-05, R07-18, SF, GF |
| Melville, Ken | #38 | 15 | 0 | R01-08, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Mithen, Laurie | #11 | 17 | 22 | R01, R04-06, R08-18, SF, GF |
| Ridley, Ian | #24 | 15 | 31 | R06-18, SF, GF |
| Spencer, Stuart | #12 | 19 | 34 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Webb, Athol | #15 | 8 | 14 | R12-18, SF |
| Webster, Fred | #32 | 3 | 2 | R02-03, R14 |
| Williams, Don | #25 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Wilson, Colin | #33 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R08-09, R13, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 20 | 17 | -0- | 3 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | John Beckwith | Peter Marquis | Trevor Johnson |
| Half-Back: | Don Williams | Geoff McGivern | Noel McMahen |
| Centre: | Ian McLean | Ken Melville | Geoff Case |
| Half-Forward: | Laurie Mithen | Clyde Laidlaw | Bob McKenzie |
| Forward: | Bob Johnson | Noel Clarke | Ian Ridley |
| Follower: | Denis Cordner | Ron Barassi | Stuart Spencer |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 59 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 49 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 14 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 27 | Norm Smith | Ken Melville |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 1 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 65 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 13/06/1955 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 16 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 32 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 3 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 97 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 27 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 65 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 63 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 03/09/1955 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 17/09/1955 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 28 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |