1955 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
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 |