1955 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 106.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsopp, Ray | #32 | 4 | 2 | R07-10 |
| Betson, Kevin | #5 | 9 | 0 | R01-06, R11-13 |
| Bloodworth, Ray | #27 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Branton, Ron | #29 | 17 | 28 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Cations, Allan | #33 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Claxton, John | #34 | 3 | 2 | R03-05 |
| Cooke, Allan | #7 | 15 | 3 | R01-10, R13, R15-18 |
| Cox, Graham | #36 | 7 | 2 | R01-03, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Cox, Lance | #36 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06 |
| Davie, Brian | #35 | 17 | 2 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Davies, Neil | #10 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Deane, Jim | #11 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Dillon, Kevin | #31 | 9 | 0 | R01-09 |
| Dummett, Bob | #17 | 8 | 32 | R01, R12-18 |
| Dunin, Frank | #23 | 15 | 10 | R04-18 |
| Flannagan, Charlie | #25 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Gorwell, John | #27 | 9 | 0 | R03-10, R15 |
| Hafey, Tom | #18 | 14 | 1 | R03, R06-18 |
| Hall, Reg | #26 | 11 | 2 | R01-02, R04, R07-14 |
| Jenkins, John | #39 | 4 | 1 | R12-14, R16 |
| Langridge, Ted | #28 | 2 | 0 | R06, R09 |
| McDonald, Ron | #14 | 15 | 22 | R02-16 |
| McGown, Ken | #12 | 9 | 0 | R05, R07, R11-17 |
| Morcom, Stan | #22 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Morris, Peter | #38 | 6 | 6 | R13-18 |
| Nix, John | #1 | 17 | 4 | R02-18 |
| Poulter, Ray | #24 | 16 | 49 | R01-12, R14-16, R18 |
| Ritchie, John | #30 | 9 | 0 | R02, R08-11, R13-15, R17 |
| Robson, John | #4 | 6 | 4 | R04, R06-10 |
| Rowe, Des | #15 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Rowe, Havel | #3 | 13 | 2 | R06-18 |
| Ryan, Frank | #8 | 5 | 0 | R05, R10-13 |
| Sawatzky, Herb | #24 | 3 | 0 | R03, R17-18 |
| Sharp, Laurie | #6 | 6 | 2 | R01, R14-18 |
| Slater, Frank | #16 | 7 | 0 | R01-05, R10-11 |
| Spring, Geoff | #19 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Walton, Jim | #20 | 4 | 0 | R01, R13, R17-18 |
| Wright, Roy | #2 | 17 | 15 | R01-12, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannam, Alby | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 31 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 38 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 58 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 22 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 22 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 66 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 2 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 13/06/1955 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 16 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 50 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 47 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 41 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 9 | Alby Pannam | Jim Deane |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 3 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 1 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 22 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 23 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 94 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |