1955 VFLS Season
This page displays the results for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).
It featured eighteen rounds. The Richmond Seconds were the minor premiers.
The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The Richmond Seconds were the premiers, with Col Austen as the premiership coach.
Premiership Details
Name:
1955 Victorian Football League Seconds Season
Known As:
1955 VFLS Season
Teams:
12
Rounds:
18
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Matches:
112
Team Details
| Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton (S) | Princes Park | Mick Price | |
| Collingwood (S) | Victoria Park | Jack Pimm | |
| Essendon (S) | Windy Hill | ||
| Fitzroy (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | ||
| Footscray (S) | Western Oval | ||
| Geelong (S) | Kardinia Park | ||
| Hawthorn (S) | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| Melbourne (S) | MCG | ||
| North Melbourne (S) | Arden Street Oval | ||
| Richmond (S) | Punt Road Oval | Col Austen | |
| South Melbourne (S) | Lakeside Oval | ||
| St Kilda (S) | Junction Oval |
Premiership Results
Premiers:
Richmond Seconds
Runners-Up:
Footscray Seconds
Minor Premiers:
Richmond Seconds
Team Results
Minor Premiership Results
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 60 | 170.8% | 1,635 | 957 | 226 | 279 | 130 | 177 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 119.0% | 1,399 | 1,176 | 193 | 241 | 162 | 204 |
| Collingwood (S) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 120.4% | 1,400 | 1,163 | 196 | 224 | 159 | 209 |
| Footscray (S) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 117.0% | 1,391 | 1,189 | 192 | 239 | 161 | 223 |
| Essendon (S) | 5th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 107.6% | 1,249 | 1,161 | 170 | 229 | 158 | 213 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 8 | 40 | 117.3% | 1,435 | 1,223 | 203 | 217 | 172 | 191 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 7th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 88.7% | 1,258 | 1,419 | 173 | 220 | 200 | 219 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 100.2% | 1,202 | 1,200 | 160 | 242 | 164 | 216 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 91.9% | 1,229 | 1,338 | 169 | 215 | 187 | 216 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 72.5% | 1,077 | 1,486 | 147 | 195 | 204 | 262 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 13 | 20 | 84.5% | 1,239 | 1,467 | 168 | 231 | 199 | 273 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 54.6% | 885 | 1,620 | 121 | 159 | 222 | 288 |
Overall Premiership Results
| Team | Position (Outcome) | |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | Premiers |
| Footscray (S) | 2nd | Runners-Up |
| Melbourne (S) | 3rd | Defeated by Footscray (S) (Preliminary Final) |
| Collingwood (S) | 4th | Defeated by Footscray (S) (Semi Final) |
| Essendon (S) | 5th | Did not qualify for finals |
| South Melbourne (S) | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Fitzroy (S) | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | Did not qualify for finals |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | Did not qualify for finals |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | Did not qualify for finals |
Premiership Fixture
Regular Season
Round 1
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 16/04/1955 | Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) | Windy Hill | 72 | - | 71 | ||
| SAT | 16/04/1955 | Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) | Western Oval | 80 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 16/04/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 95 | - | 67 | ||
| SAT | 16/04/1955 | Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) | MCG | 119 | - | 51 | ||
| SAT | 16/04/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) | Arden Street Oval | 75 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 16/04/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) | Lakeside Oval | 73 | - | 78 | ||
Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (S) | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 233.3% | 119 | 51 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 141.8% | 95 | 67 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 119.0% | 75 | 63 |
| Footscray (S) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 114.3% | 80 | 70 |
| Geelong (S) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 106.8% | 78 | 73 |
| Essendon (S) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 101.4% | 72 | 71 |
| Richmond (S) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 98.6% | 71 | 72 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 93.6% | 73 | 78 |
| Collingwood (S) | 9th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | 70 | 80 |
| Carlton (S) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 84.0% | 63 | 75 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 70.5% | 67 | 95 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 42.9% | 51 | 119 |
Round 2
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 23/04/1955 | Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Princes Park | 67 | - | 77 | ||
| SAT | 23/04/1955 | Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Victoria Park | 61 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 23/04/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 63 | - | 128 | ||
| SAT | 23/04/1955 | Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) | Kardinia Park | 55 | - | 59 | ||
| SAT | 23/04/1955 | Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) | Punt Road Oval | 75 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 23/04/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) | Junction Oval | 82 | - | 78 | ||
Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (S) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 167.9% | 178 | 106 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 128.4% | 172 | 134 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 121.8% | 151 | 124 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 142.6% | 201 | 141 |
| Richmond (S) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 110.6% | 146 | 132 |
| Geelong (S) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 100.8% | 133 | 132 |
| Essendon (S) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 98.0% | 150 | 153 |
| Footscray (S) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 96.6% | 140 | 145 |
| St Kilda (S) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 67.5% | 133 | 197 |
| Carlton (S) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 85.5% | 130 | 152 |
| Collingwood (S) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 84.0% | 131 | 156 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 58.3% | 130 | 223 |
Round 3
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 30/04/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 81 | - | 66 | ||
| SAT | 30/04/1955 | Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) | Western Oval | 56 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 30/04/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 92 | - | 140 | ||
| SAT | 30/04/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) | Arden Street Oval | 71 | - | 95 | ||
| SAT | 30/04/1955 | Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) | Punt Road Oval | 106 | - | 86 | ||
| SAT | 30/04/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) | Junction Oval | 44 | - | 123 | ||
Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (S) | 1st | 3 | -0- | 0 | 12 | 153.1% | 248 | 162 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 146.4% | 341 | 233 |
| Richmond (S) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 115.6% | 252 | 218 |
| Essendon (S) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 109.4% | 245 | 224 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 101.4% | 222 | 219 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 96.4% | 264 | 274 |
| Collingwood (S) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 127.0% | 254 | 200 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 92.0% | 219 | 238 |
| Footscray (S) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 91.2% | 196 | 215 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 73.0% | 211 | 289 |
| St Kilda (S) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 55.3% | 177 | 320 |
| Carlton (S) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 84.1% | 196 | 233 |
Round 4
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 07/05/1955 | Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) | Princes Park | 75 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 07/05/1955 | Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Victoria Park | 99 | - | 64 | ||
| SAT | 07/05/1955 | Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) | Windy Hill | 73 | - | 58 | ||
| SAT | 07/05/1955 | Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Kardinia Park | 79 | - | 46 | ||
| SAT | 07/05/1955 | Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) | MCG | 83 | - | 47 | ||
| SAT | 07/05/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) | Lakeside Oval | 54 | - | 80 | ||
Round 4 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (S) | 1st | 4 | -0- | 0 | 16 | 158.4% | 331 | 209 |
| Richmond (S) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 122.1% | 332 | 272 |
| Essendon (S) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 112.8% | 318 | 282 |
| Collingwood (S) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 133.7% | 353 | 264 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 126.2% | 395 | 313 |
| Geelong (S) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 104.9% | 298 | 284 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 89.1% | 269 | 302 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 87.9% | 328 | 373 |
| Carlton (S) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 96.1% | 271 | 282 |
| Footscray (S) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 88.2% | 254 | 288 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 69.8% | 257 | 368 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 57.2% | 226 | 395 |
Round 5
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 14/05/1955 | Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) | Victoria Park | 83 | - | 54 | ||
| SAT | 14/05/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 49 | - | 110 | ||
| SAT | 14/05/1955 | Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) | Western Oval | 59 | - | 39 | ||
| SAT | 14/05/1955 | Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) | MCG | 83 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 14/05/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Arden Street Oval | 53 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 14/05/1955 | St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Junction Oval | 44 | - | 107 | ||
Round 5 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (S) | 1st | 5 | -0- | 0 | 20 | 142.8% | 414 | 290 |
| Richmond (S) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 137.7% | 442 | 321 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 140.6% | 502 | 357 |
| Collingwood (S) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 137.1% | 436 | 318 |
| Essendon (S) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 109.3% | 399 | 365 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 98.4% | 419 | 426 |
| Geelong (S) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 98.3% | 337 | 343 |
| Footscray (S) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 95.7% | 313 | 327 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 81.9% | 322 | 393 |
| Carlton (S) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 89.0% | 325 | 365 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 64.0% | 306 | 478 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 53.8% | 270 | 502 |
Round 6
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 21/05/1955 | Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) | Windy Hill | 92 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 21/05/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 62 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 21/05/1955 | Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) | Kardinia Park | 109 | - | 42 | ||
| SAT | 21/05/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 67 | - | 86 | ||
| SAT | 21/05/1955 | Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Punt Road Oval | 79 | - | 22 | ||
| SAT | 21/05/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) | Lakeside Oval | 86 | - | 76 | ||
Round 6 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (S) | 1st | 6 | -0- | 0 | 24 | 140.1% | 500 | 357 |
| Richmond (S) | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 1 | 20 | 151.9% | 521 | 343 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 135.8% | 588 | 433 |
| Essendon (S) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 114.7% | 491 | 428 |
| Collingwood (S) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 121.7% | 499 | 410 |
| Geelong (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 115.8% | 446 | 385 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 94.9% | 486 | 512 |
| Footscray (S) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 96.1% | 374 | 389 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 72.9% | 344 | 472 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 68.3% | 368 | 539 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 88.9% | 401 | 451 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 51.1% | 312 | 611 |
Round 7
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 28/05/1955 | Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) | Princes Park | 57 | - | 64 | ||
| SAT | 28/05/1955 | Collingwood (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Victoria Park | 42 | - | 93 | ||
| SAT | 28/05/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 58 | - | 59 | ||
| SAT | 28/05/1955 | Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) | MCG | 55 | - | 67 | ||
| SAT | 28/05/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) | Arden Street Oval | 91 | - | 80 | ||
| SAT | 28/05/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) | Junction Oval | 36 | - | 111 | ||
Round 7 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 6 | -0- | 1 | 24 | 166.8% | 632 | 379 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 1 | 24 | 130.9% | 555 | 424 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 134.2% | 655 | 488 |
| Essendon (S) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 2 | 20 | 113.2% | 550 | 486 |
| Geelong (S) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 115.4% | 510 | 442 |
| Collingwood (S) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 107.6% | 541 | 503 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 95.3% | 544 | 571 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 79.3% | 461 | 581 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 78.8% | 435 | 552 |
| Footscray (S) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 5 | 8 | 94.6% | 454 | 480 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 4 | 88.9% | 458 | 515 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 4 | 48.2% | 348 | 722 |
Round 8
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 04/06/1955 | Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) | Princes Park | 71 | - | 100 | ||
| SAT | 04/06/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 122 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 04/06/1955 | Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) | Western Oval | 116 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 04/06/1955 | Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) | Kardinia Park | 87 | - | 52 | ||
| SAT | 04/06/1955 | Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Punt Road Oval | 76 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 04/06/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) | Lakeside Oval | 54 | - | 74 | ||
Round 8 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 7 | -0- | 1 | 28 | 165.4% | 708 | 428 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 1 | 28 | 132.3% | 655 | 495 |
| Essendon (S) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 2 | 24 | 115.6% | 624 | 540 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 126.2% | 709 | 562 |
| Geelong (S) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 120.9% | 597 | 494 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 88.1% | 583 | 662 |
| Footscray (S) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 105.2% | 570 | 542 |
| Collingwood (S) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 100.5% | 593 | 590 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 91.7% | 593 | 647 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 76.6% | 516 | 674 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 86.0% | 529 | 615 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 48.9% | 410 | 838 |
Round 9
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 11/06/1955 | Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Victoria Park | 88 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 11/06/1955 | Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) | Windy Hill | 89 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 11/06/1955 | Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Kardinia Park | 51 | - | 58 | ||
| SAT | 11/06/1955 | Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) | Punt Road Oval | 134 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 11/06/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Junction Oval | 44 | - | 76 | ||
| MON | 13/06/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 64 | - | 84 | ||
Round 9 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 8 | -0- | 1 | 32 | 169.1% | 842 | 498 |
| Essendon (S) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 2 | 28 | 115.4% | 713 | 618 |
| Melbourne (S) | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 2 | 28 | 115.3% | 725 | 629 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 120.8% | 785 | 650 |
| Geelong (S) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 117.4% | 648 | 552 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 6th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 93.3% | 659 | 706 |
| Footscray (S) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 107.9% | 654 | 606 |
| Collingwood (S) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 102.3% | 681 | 666 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 79.2% | 574 | 725 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 89.9% | 657 | 731 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 8 | 4 | 86.2% | 607 | 704 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 8 | 4 | 49.7% | 454 | 914 |
Round 10
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 25/06/1955 | Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) | Victoria Park | 42 | - | 41 | ||
| SAT | 25/06/1955 | Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) | Windy Hill | 48 | - | 57 | ||
| SAT | 25/06/1955 | Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) | Western Oval | 109 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 25/06/1955 | Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) | MCG | 45 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 25/06/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Arden Street Oval | 37 | - | 68 | ||
| SAT | 25/06/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Junction Oval | 46 | - | 24 | ||
Round 10 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 8 | -0- | 2 | 32 | 163.5% | 883 | 540 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 3 | 28 | 113.6% | 770 | 678 |
| Essendon (S) | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 3 | 28 | 112.7% | 761 | 675 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 124.2% | 853 | 687 |
| Geelong (S) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 117.5% | 705 | 600 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 94.3% | 708 | 751 |
| Footscray (S) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 113.7% | 763 | 671 |
| Collingwood (S) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 102.3% | 723 | 707 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 77.0% | 611 | 793 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 12 | 87.6% | 681 | 777 |
| St Kilda (S) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 53.3% | 500 | 938 |
| Carlton (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 9 | 4 | 82.7% | 672 | 813 |
Round 11
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 02/07/1955 | Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) | Princes Park | 102 | - | 129 | ||
| SAT | 02/07/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 109 | - | 79 | ||
| SAT | 02/07/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 78 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 02/07/1955 | Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) | MCG | 84 | - | 51 | ||
| SAT | 02/07/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) | Arden Street Oval | 71 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 02/07/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) | Lakeside Oval | 62 | - | 65 | ||
Round 11 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 9 | -0- | 2 | 36 | 157.6% | 1,012 | 642 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 8 | -0- | 3 | 32 | 117.1% | 854 | 729 |
| Essendon (S) | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 107.1% | 840 | 784 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 98.4% | 817 | 830 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 121.7% | 915 | 752 |
| Footscray (S) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 113.0% | 828 | 733 |
| Geelong (S) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 112.8% | 765 | 678 |
| Collingwood (S) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 97.9% | 774 | 791 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 79.8% | 682 | 855 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 7 | 16 | 90.7% | 759 | 837 |
| St Kilda (S) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 9 | 8 | 55.7% | 562 | 1,009 |
| Carlton (S) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 10 | 4 | 82.2% | 774 | 942 |
Round 12
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 09/07/1955 | Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Princes Park | 113 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 09/07/1955 | Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) | Victoria Park | 96 | - | 74 | ||
| SAT | 09/07/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 117 | - | 58 | ||
| SAT | 09/07/1955 | Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Kardinia Park | 64 | - | 74 | ||
| SAT | 09/07/1955 | Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) | Punt Road Oval | 75 | - | 44 | ||
| SAT | 09/07/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) | Junction Oval | 69 | - | 97 | ||
Round 12 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 10 | -0- | 2 | 40 | 158.5% | 1,087 | 686 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 9 | -0- | 3 | 36 | 119.2% | 951 | 798 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 4 | 32 | 105.2% | 934 | 888 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 121.2% | 989 | 816 |
| Essendon (S) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 102.9% | 884 | 859 |
| Geelong (S) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 110.2% | 829 | 752 |
| Footscray (S) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 108.8% | 902 | 829 |
| Collingwood (S) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 100.6% | 870 | 865 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 79.9% | 773 | 968 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 8 | 16 | 85.6% | 817 | 954 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 10 | 8 | 85.9% | 887 | 1,033 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 10 | 8 | 57.1% | 631 | 1,106 |
Round 13
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 16/07/1955 | Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) | Windy Hill | 69 | - | 26 | ||
| SAT | 16/07/1955 | Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) | Western Oval | 58 | - | 56 | ||
| SAT | 16/07/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 44 | - | 59 | ||
| SAT | 16/07/1955 | Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) | MCG | 92 | - | 38 | ||
| SAT | 16/07/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) | Arden Street Oval | 59 | - | 101 | ||
| SAT | 16/07/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Lakeside Oval | 80 | - | 89 | ||
Round 13 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 10 | -0- | 3 | 40 | 153.6% | 1,143 | 744 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 10 | -0- | 3 | 40 | 124.8% | 1,043 | 836 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 4 | 36 | 105.7% | 1,023 | 968 |
| Essendon (S) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 107.7% | 953 | 885 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 118.1% | 1,069 | 905 |
| Footscray (S) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 108.5% | 960 | 885 |
| Collingwood (S) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 105.1% | 971 | 924 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 102.7% | 867 | 844 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 8 | 20 | 77.8% | 832 | 1,069 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 85.0% | 861 | 1,013 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 10 | 12 | 87.8% | 946 | 1,077 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 11 | 8 | 55.9% | 657 | 1,175 |
Round 14
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 23/07/1955 | Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Princes Park | 64 | - | 54 | ||
| SAT | 23/07/1955 | Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) | Victoria Park | 109 | - | 24 | ||
| SAT | 23/07/1955 | Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Windy Hill | 86 | - | 50 | ||
| SAT | 23/07/1955 | Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) | Kardinia Park | 55 | - | 115 | ||
| SAT | 23/07/1955 | Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) | MCG | 110 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 23/07/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Lakeside Oval | 61 | - | 63 | ||
Round 14 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 11 | -0- | 3 | 44 | 157.4% | 1,258 | 799 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 3 | 44 | 125.2% | 1,153 | 921 |
| Essendon (S) | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 5 | 36 | 111.1% | 1,039 | 935 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 5 | 36 | 104.4% | 1,077 | 1,032 |
| Collingwood (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 113.9% | 1,080 | 948 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 116.7% | 1,130 | 968 |
| Footscray (S) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 105.0% | 1,045 | 995 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 24 | 96.1% | 922 | 959 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 86.0% | 924 | 1,074 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 76.4% | 882 | 1,155 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 10 | 16 | 89.3% | 1,010 | 1,131 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 12 | 8 | 53.0% | 681 | 1,284 |
Round 15
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 30/07/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 54 | - | 75 | ||
| SAT | 30/07/1955 | Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) | Western Oval | 77 | - | 29 | ||
| SAT | 30/07/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 63 | - | 35 | ||
| SAT | 30/07/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) | Arden Street Oval | 47 | - | 46 | ||
| SAT | 30/07/1955 | Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Punt Road Oval | 106 | - | 54 | ||
| SAT | 30/07/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) | Junction Oval | 67 | - | 61 | ||
Round 15 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 3 | 48 | 159.9% | 1,364 | 853 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 4 | 44 | 123.9% | 1,199 | 968 |
| Essendon (S) | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 105.5% | 1,068 | 1,012 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 102.2% | 1,131 | 1,107 |
| Collingwood (S) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 110.3% | 1,115 | 1,011 |
| Footscray (S) | 6th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 109.6% | 1,122 | 1,024 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 110.2% | 1,184 | 1,074 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 98.4% | 997 | 1,013 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 9 | 24 | 89.0% | 987 | 1,109 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 9 | 24 | 77.4% | 929 | 1,201 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 11 | 16 | 89.4% | 1,071 | 1,198 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 12 | 12 | 55.6% | 748 | 1,345 |
Round 16
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 06/08/1955 | Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) | Princes Park | 47 | - | 120 | ||
| SAT | 06/08/1955 | Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) | Windy Hill | 67 | - | 43 | ||
| SAT | 06/08/1955 | Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) | Kardinia Park | 58 | - | 77 | ||
| SAT | 06/08/1955 | Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Glenferrie Oval | 116 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 06/08/1955 | Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Punt Road Oval | 116 | - | 13 | ||
| SAT | 06/08/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) | Lakeside Oval | 76 | - | 26 | ||
Round 16 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 13 | -0- | 3 | 52 | 170.9% | 1,480 | 866 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 5 | 44 | 120.0% | 1,242 | 1,035 |
| Essendon (S) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 107.6% | 1,135 | 1,055 |
| Collingwood (S) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 36 | 116.7% | 1,235 | 1,058 |
| Footscray (S) | 5th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 36 | 110.8% | 1,199 | 1,082 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 36 | 93.5% | 1,144 | 1,223 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 7th | 8 | -0- | 8 | 32 | 114.5% | 1,260 | 1,100 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 96.8% | 1,055 | 1,090 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 95.3% | 1,103 | 1,158 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 10 | 24 | 74.3% | 978 | 1,317 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 12 | 16 | 84.8% | 1,118 | 1,318 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 13 | 12 | 54.5% | 774 | 1,421 |
Round 17
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 13/08/1955 | Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) | Princes Park | 80 | - | 116 | ||
| SAT | 13/08/1955 | Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) | Victoria Park | 62 | - | 48 | ||
| SAT | 13/08/1955 | Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) | Western Oval | 93 | - | 57 | ||
| SAT | 13/08/1955 | Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) | MCG | 114 | - | 82 | ||
| SAT | 13/08/1955 | North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) | Arden Street Oval | 49 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 13/08/1955 | St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) | Junction Oval | 69 | - | 114 | ||
Round 17 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 14 | -0- | 3 | 56 | 169.4% | 1,550 | 915 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 12 | -0- | 5 | 48 | 121.4% | 1,356 | 1,117 |
| Collingwood (S) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 117.3% | 1,297 | 1,106 |
| Footscray (S) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 113.4% | 1,292 | 1,139 |
| Essendon (S) | 5th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 105.9% | 1,183 | 1,117 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 8 | 36 | 116.6% | 1,376 | 1,180 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 7th | 9 | -0- | 8 | 36 | 91.3% | 1,201 | 1,316 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 32 | 100.9% | 1,169 | 1,159 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 10 | 28 | 93.2% | 1,185 | 1,272 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 11 | 24 | 74.0% | 1,027 | 1,387 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 16 | 83.5% | 1,198 | 1,434 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 12 | 54.9% | 843 | 1,535 |
Round 18
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 20/08/1955 | Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) | Windy Hill | 66 | - | 44 | ||
| SAT | 20/08/1955 | Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) | Brunswick Street Oval | 57 | - | 103 | ||
| SAT | 20/08/1955 | Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) | Western Oval | 99 | - | 50 | ||
| SAT | 20/08/1955 | Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) | Kardinia Park | 33 | - | 41 | ||
| SAT | 20/08/1955 | Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) | Punt Road Oval | 85 | - | 42 | ||
| SAT | 20/08/1955 | South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) | Lakeside Oval | 59 | - | 43 | ||
Round 18 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 60 | 170.8% | 1,635 | 957 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 119.0% | 1,399 | 1,176 |
| Collingwood (S) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 120.4% | 1,400 | 1,163 |
| Footscray (S) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 117.0% | 1,391 | 1,189 |
| Essendon (S) | 5th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 107.6% | 1,249 | 1,161 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 8 | 40 | 117.3% | 1,435 | 1,223 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 7th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 88.7% | 1,258 | 1,419 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 100.2% | 1,202 | 1,200 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 91.9% | 1,229 | 1,338 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 72.5% | 1,077 | 1,486 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 13 | 20 | 84.5% | 1,239 | 1,467 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 54.6% | 885 | 1,620 |
Finals Series
The positions of teams going into the finals:
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 60 | 170.8% | 1,635 | 957 | 226 | 279 | 130 | 177 |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 119.0% | 1,399 | 1,176 | 193 | 241 | 162 | 204 |
| Collingwood (S) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 120.4% | 1,400 | 1,163 | 196 | 224 | 159 | 209 |
| Footscray (S) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 117.0% | 1,391 | 1,189 | 192 | 239 | 161 | 223 |
| Essendon (S) | 5th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 107.6% | 1,249 | 1,161 | 170 | 229 | 158 | 213 |
| South Melbourne (S) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 8 | 40 | 117.3% | 1,435 | 1,223 | 203 | 217 | 172 | 191 |
| Fitzroy (S) | 7th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 88.7% | 1,258 | 1,419 | 173 | 220 | 200 | 219 |
| Geelong (S) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 100.2% | 1,202 | 1,200 | 160 | 242 | 164 | 216 |
| Hawthorn (S) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 91.9% | 1,229 | 1,338 | 169 | 215 | 187 | 216 |
| North Melbourne (S) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 72.5% | 1,077 | 1,486 | 147 | 195 | 204 | 262 |
| Carlton (S) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 13 | 20 | 84.5% | 1,239 | 1,467 | 168 | 231 | 199 | 273 |
| St Kilda (S) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 54.6% | 885 | 1,620 | 121 | 159 | 222 | 288 |
Final Round 1
Semi Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 27/08/1955 | Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) | MCG | 70 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 03/09/1955 | Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) | MCG | 84 | - | 60 | ||
Final Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st |
| Melbourne (S) | 2nd |
| Footscray (S) | 3rd |
| Collingwood (S) | 4th |
Final Round 2
Preliminary Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 10/09/1955 | Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) | MCG | 90 | - | 104 | ||
Final Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st |
| Footscray (S) | 2nd |
| Melbourne (S) | 3rd |
| Collingwood (S) | 4th |
Final Round 3
Grand Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 17/09/1955 | Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) | MCG | 96 | - | 66 | ||
Final Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Richmond (S) | 1st |
| Footscray (S) | 2nd |
| Melbourne (S) | 3rd |
| Collingwood (S) | 4th |