1955 VFLS Season: Richmond Seconds
These are the details of the premiership results for the Richmond Seconds for the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the Melbourne Seconds in the second semi final, the Richmond Seconds defeated the Footscray Seconds in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFLS Season
Team:
Richmond Seconds
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 170.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen, Col | 20 | 17 | -0- | 3 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Essendon (S) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSS by 1 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Footscray (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 15 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Geelong (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 20 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | South Melbourne (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 26 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Fitzroy (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 61 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | North Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 57 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | St Kilda (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 75 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | Hawthorn (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 27 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 9 | Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 64 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Collingwood (S) | AWAY | LOSS | COLS by 1 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | Carlton (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 27 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Essendon (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 31 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Footscray (S) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOS by 2 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Geelong (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 60 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | South Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 52 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Fitzroy (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 103 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | North Melbourne (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 21 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | St Kilda (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 43 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 03/09/1955 | Semi Final | Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 24 | Col Austen | unknown |
| 17/09/1955 | Grand Final | Footscray (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 30 | Col Austen | unknown |