1955 VFLS Season: Melbourne Seconds

These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Seconds for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Richmond Seconds in the second semi final, the Melbourne Seconds were defeated by the Footscray Seconds in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1955 VFLS Season
Team: Melbourne Seconds
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 119.0)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Footscray (S) (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
16/04/1955	Round 1	St Kilda (S)	HOME	WIN	MLBS by 68	unknown	unknown
23/04/1955	Round 2	Geelong (S)	AWAY	WIN	MLBS by 4	unknown	unknown
30/04/1955	Round 3	Footscray (S)	AWAY	WIN	MLBS by 14	unknown	unknown
07/05/1955	Round 4	North Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	MLBS by 36	unknown	unknown
14/05/1955	Round 5	Essendon (S)	HOME	WIN	MLBS by 2	unknown	unknown
21/05/1955	Round 6	Hawthorn (S)	AWAY	WIN	MLBS by 19	unknown	unknown
28/05/1955	Round 7	South Melbourne (S)	HOME	LOSS	SMLS by 12	unknown	unknown
04/06/1955	Round 8	Carlton (S)	AWAY	WIN	MLBS by 29	unknown	unknown
11/06/1955	Round 9	Richmond (S)	AWAY	LOSS	RICS by 64	unknown	unknown
25/06/1955	Round 10	Fitzroy (S)	HOME	LOSS	FITS by 4	unknown	unknown
02/07/1955	Round 11	Collingwood (S)	HOME	WIN	MLBS by 33	unknown	unknown
09/07/1955	Round 12	St Kilda (S)	AWAY	WIN	MLBS by 28	unknown	unknown
16/07/1955	Round 13	Geelong (S)	HOME	WIN	MLBS by 54	unknown	unknown
23/07/1955	Round 14	Footscray (S)	HOME	WIN	MLBS by 25	unknown	unknown
30/07/1955	Round 15	North Melbourne (S)	AWAY	LOSS	NMLS by 1	unknown	unknown
06/08/1955	Round 16	Essendon (S)	AWAY	LOSS	ESSS by 24	unknown	unknown
13/08/1955	Round 17	Hawthorn (S)	HOME	WIN	MLBS by 32	unknown	unknown
20/08/1955	Round 18	South Melbourne (S)	AWAY	LOSS	SMLS by 16	unknown	unknown
03/09/1955	Semi Final	Richmond (S)	AWAY	LOSS	RICS by 24	unknown	unknown
10/09/1955	Preliminary Final	Footscray (S)	HOME	LOSS	FOOS by 14	unknown	unknown

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1955 VFLS Season

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