1955 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 76.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylett, Allen | #17 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Barton, Bill | 1 | 1 | R10 | |
| Brady, John | #20 | 13 | 3 | R01-07, R09, R13-17 |
| Brooker, Bob | #28 | 14 | 0 | R02-12, R15-17 |
| Burt, Bobby | #8 | 5 | 0 | R03-07 |
| Curtis, Peter | 2 | 1 | R01-02 | |
| Dean, Norm | #22 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Doolan, Neil | #12 | 10 | 2 | R05-14 |
| Dugdale, John | #6 | 6 | 2 | R04-06, R11, R16-17 |
| Eastmure, Gerald | #14 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Easton, Kevin | #30 | 3 | 4 | R01-02, R07 |
| Edwards, Jack | #35 | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R09-12, R15-18 |
| English, Garry | #4 | 11 | 1 | R02-10, R16-17 |
| Ford, John | #2 | 8 | 2 | R11-18 |
| Goullet, Keith | #2 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Grambeau, Mick | #1 | 17 | 16 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Grant, Reg | #13 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #11 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Icke, Laurie | #27 | 11 | 0 | R06-08, R10-11, R13-18 |
| James, Ron | #3 | 3 | 5 | R12-14 |
| Johnson, Brian | #10 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Johnson, Percy | #26 | 9 | 1 | R08, R10-15, R17-18 |
| Joiner, John | #36 | 10 | 0 | R03-09, R14, R17-18 |
| Jones, Ian | #18 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Kelly, Pat | #22 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Lawrence, Jack | #19 | 4 | 3 | R01-04 |
| Lawrence, Vic | #19 | 17 | 1 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Mantello, Albert | #32 | 17 | 1 | R01-16, R18 |
| Marchesi, Peter | #13 | 3 | 0 | R03, R05, R12 |
| Martyn, Bryan | #30 | 4 | 1 | R15-18 |
| McLean, Tom | #16 | 4 | 1 | R01, R03, R09, R13 |
| McMahon, Kevin | #21 | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Neeson, Norm | #9 | 4 | 0 | R09-10, R13-14 |
| O'Halloran, Brian | #23 | 3 | 1 | R09-11 |
| O'Halloran, Jack | #5 | 16 | 13 | R02-06, R08-18 |
| Parkes, Eric | #29 | 5 | 0 | R08, R15-18 |
| Reddick, Bill | #33 | 7 | 0 | R04, R09-10, R12-15 |
| Reeves, John | #6 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Ritchie, Max | #31 | 10 | 5 | R03-08, R10-12, R18 |
| Russell, James | #15 | 7 | 2 | R07-08, R13-16, R18 |
| Smith, Kevin | #8 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Spencer, Jock | #7 | 16 | 68 | R01, R03-12, R14-18 |
| Templar, Len | #24 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
| Walsh, Ron | #34 | 8 | 1 | R02-07, R12, R18 |
| Wymer, John | #25 | 2 | 0 | R05, R11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCorkell, Jock | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 69 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 67 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 13 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 2 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 22 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 7 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 17 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 13/06/1955 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 12 | Jock McCorkell | unknown |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 64 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 27 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 7 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 60 | Jock McCorkell | Vic Lawrence |