1955 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 87.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Bob | #4 | 7 | 2 | R01-03, R06-08, R18 |
| Barry, Des | #16 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R15, R17 |
| Dorgan, Jim | #11 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Earl, Don | #12 | 2 | 0 | R02, R13 |
| Ferguson, John | #34 | 14 | 0 | R05-18 |
| Garrick, Jack | #29 | 12 | 2 | R01-11, R14 |
| Giles, Bob | #9 | 15 | 0 | R01-11, R15-18 |
| Gillett, Ian | #28 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Grant, Trevor | #21 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R16 |
| Gunn, Bill | #8 | 13 | 16 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-12, R14-16 |
| Hogan, Kevin | #22 | 14 | 15 | R01-05, R10-18 |
| Hudson, Jack | #31 | 4 | 0 | R04, R13, R15-16 |
| Keyter, Don | #1 | 18 | 22 | R01-18 |
| Lane, Clarrie | #6 | 4 | 2 | R04-07 |
| Lane, Eddie | #27 | 16 | 36 | R01-12, R14-17 |
| Ledwidge, John | #35 | 13 | 4 | R01-02, R05-06, R08-14, R17-18 |
| Leslie, Lewis | #15 | 14 | 3 | R05-18 |
| Logan, Max | #38 | 3 | 3 | R01-03 |
| McCormack, Ken | #36 | 14 | 1 | R01-09, R12-15, R18 |
| McDonald, Gerry | #18 | 15 | 0 | R03-12, R14-18 |
| McGowan, Brian | #3 | 1 | 1 | R13 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #25 | 10 | 0 | R08-14, R16-18 |
| McNeill, Neil | #23 | 7 | 0 | R11-17 |
| Nelson, Daryl | #5 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R18 |
| Nolan, Bill | #6 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 15 | 24 | R04-18 |
| Primmer, Frank | #33 | 12 | 5 | R06-07, R09-18 |
| Reed, Ray | #30 | 9 | 1 | R09-17 |
| Sibun, Mick | #7 | 18 | 9 | R01-18 |
| Star, Don | #17 | 8 | 3 | R01-02, R08-13 |
| Taylor, Ron | #32 | 15 | 10 | R01-09, R13-18 |
| Trethowan, John | #20 | 8 | 1 | R03-08, R10, R18 |
| Tyrrell, Noel | #23 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Vance, Colin | #26 | 3 | 5 | R01-03 |
| Woolley, John | #38 | 5 | 0 | R01, R10, R12, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews, Herbie | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 38 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 38 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 42 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 58 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 134 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 1 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 38 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 9 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 12 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 33 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 54 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 20 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 1 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 29 | Herbie Matthews | Bill Gunn |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 31 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 63 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |