1955 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1955.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1955, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1955 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 15.14 (104) | South Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 20,976 | 16 April 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | Hawthorn | 7.16 (58) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16,000 | 16 April 1955 |
| Collingwood | 6.12 (48) | Footscray | 15.14 (104) | Victoria Park | 33,398 | 16 April 1955 |
| Carlton | 19.20 (134) | North Melbourne | 10.5 (65) | Princes Park | 25,041 | 16 April 1955 |
| St Kilda | 8.11 (59) | Melbourne | 17.16 (118) | Junction Oval | 20,000 | 16 April 1955 |
| Richmond | 9.23 (77) | Essendon | 13.16 (94) | Punt Road Oval | 30,000 | 16 April 1955 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 16.16 (112) | Richmond | 12.9 (81) | Western Oval | 33,753 | 23 April 1955 |
| Essendon | 16.24 (120) | St Kilda | 8.7 (55) | Windy Hill | 18,000 | 23 April 1955 |
| Melbourne | 16.15 (111) | Geelong | 8.14 (62) | MCG | 32,363 | 23 April 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | Fitzroy | 9.15 (69) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 23 April 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 9.16 (70) | Collingwood | 21.11 (137) | Arden Street Oval | 21,000 | 23 April 1955 |
| Hawthorn | 12.15 (87) | Carlton | 9.6 (60) | Glenferrie Oval | 19,000 | 23 April 1955 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 15.13 (103) | Richmond | 9.11 (65) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 19,565 | 30 April 1955 |
| Essendon | 11.14 (80) | North Melbourne | 9.15 (69) | Windy Hill | 21,000 | 30 April 1955 |
| Collingwood | 16.20 (116) | St Kilda | 8.11 (59) | Victoria Park | 18,095 | 30 April 1955 |
| Carlton | 17.4 (106) | Fitzroy | 6.13 (49) | Princes Park | 23,435 | 30 April 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | Hawthorn | 15.8 (98) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 30 April 1955 |
| Melbourne | 6.22 (58) | Footscray | 6.10 (46) | MCG | 49,280 | 30 April 1955 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 15.20 (110) | South Melbourne | 7.10 (52) | Punt Road Oval | 20,000 | 7 May 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | Geelong | 11.17 (83) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16,000 | 7 May 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 9.7 (61) | Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Arden Street Oval | 13,500 | 7 May 1955 |
| Footscray | 4.12 (36) | Essendon | 2.11 (23) | Western Oval | 36,615 | 7 May 1955 |
| Hawthorn | 12.12 (84) | Collingwood | 12.3 (75) | Glenferrie Oval | 26,000 | 7 May 1955 |
| St Kilda | 7.22 (64) | Carlton | 15.9 (99) | Junction Oval | 23,000 | 7 May 1955 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 14.7 (91) | North Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Glenferrie Oval | 15,000 | 14 May 1955 |
| Essendon | 8.11 (59) | Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | Windy Hill | 25,299 | 14 May 1955 |
| Carlton | 12.17 (89) | Collingwood | 17.12 (114) | Princes Park | 37,065 | 14 May 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 25.16 (166) | St Kilda | 4.8 (32) | Lake Oval | 15,000 | 14 May 1955 |
| Geelong | 12.12 (84) | Footscray | 10.12 (72) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 28,288 | 14 May 1955 |
| Richmond | 11.11 (77) | Fitzroy | 15.9 (99) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 14 May 1955 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Richmond | 7.10 (52) | Arden Street Oval | 13,000 | 21 May 1955 |
| Collingwood | 15.11 (101) | Essendon | 6.11 (47) | Victoria Park | 35,000 | 21 May 1955 |
| Carlton | 11.9 (75) | South Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | Princes Park | 23,000 | 21 May 1955 |
| Melbourne | 11.5 (71) | Hawthorn | 6.8 (44) | MCG | 28,338 | 21 May 1955 |
| St Kilda | 4.5 (29) | Geelong | 6.12 (48) | Junction Oval | 11,000 | 21 May 1955 |
| Footscray | 8.10 (58) | Fitzroy | 10.6 (66) | Western Oval | 24,517 | 21 May 1955 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 17.20 (122) | St Kilda | 7.14 (56) | Punt Road Oval | 12,500 | 28 May 1955 |
| Footscray | 10.9 (69) | North Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Western Oval | 26,086 | 28 May 1955 |
| Essendon | 9.11 (65) | Hawthorn | 10.10 (70) | Windy Hill | 20,000 | 28 May 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | Melbourne | 11.6 (72) | Lake Oval | 24,000 | 28 May 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 6.9 (45) | Collingwood | 16.13 (109) | Brunswick Street Oval | 30,000 | 28 May 1955 |
| Geelong | 12.12 (84) | Carlton | 10.9 (69) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 21,088 | 28 May 1955 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 9.8 (62) | Richmond | 8.12 (60) | Glenferrie Oval | 19,600 | 4 June 1955 |
| Essendon | 13.14 (92) | South Melbourne | 7.12 (54) | Windy Hill | 23,500 | 4 June 1955 |
| Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | Geelong | 10.7 (67) | Victoria Park | 34,000 | 4 June 1955 |
| St Kilda | 4.10 (34) | Footscray | 13.7 (85) | Junction Oval | 19,250 | 4 June 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 11.5 (71) | Fitzroy | 12.16 (88) | Arden Street Oval | 13,000 | 4 June 1955 |
| Melbourne | 20.15 (135) | Carlton | 9.16 (70) | MCG | 34,670 | 4 June 1955 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 17.12 (114) | Hawthorn | 8.11 (59) | Western Oval | 28,807 | 11 June 1955 |
| Carlton | 4.4 (28) | Essendon | 11.20 (86) | Princes Park | 29,555 | 11 June 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 8.15 (63) | Collingwood | 9.18 (72) | Lake Oval | 35,000 | 11 June 1955 |
| Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Richmond | 11.12 (78) | MCG | 39,949 | 13 June 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 19.14 (128) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | Brunswick Street Oval | 14,000 | 13 June 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | Geelong | 13.17 (95) | Arden Street Oval | 24,000 | 13 June 1955 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 12.9 (81) | St Kilda | 6.7 (43) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,500 | 25 June 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 5.9 (39) | Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | Brunswick Street Oval | 21,000 | 25 June 1955 |
| Carlton | 6.7 (43) | Footscray | 11.15 (81) | Princes Park | 20,576 | 25 June 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | North Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | Lake Oval | 16,000 | 25 June 1955 |
| Geelong | 10.5 (65) | Essendon | 7.10 (52) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 23,654 | 25 June 1955 |
| Richmond | 6.12 (48) | Collingwood | 14.14 (98) | Punt Road Oval | 29,000 | 25 June 1955 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 16.13 (109) | Hawthorn | 7.8 (50) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 17,238 | 2 July 1955 |
| Footscray | 11.16 (82) | South Melbourne | 6.13 (49) | Western Oval | 26,697 | 2 July 1955 |
| Essendon | 8.20 (68) | Fitzroy | 5.12 (42) | Windy Hill | 19,000 | 2 July 1955 |
| Collingwood | 7.6 (48) | Melbourne | 5.15 (45) | Victoria Park | 40,000 | 2 July 1955 |
| St Kilda | 10.8 (68) | North Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | Junction Oval | 10,500 | 2 July 1955 |
| Richmond | 14.12 (96) | Carlton | 7.7 (49) | Punt Road Oval | 16,000 | 2 July 1955 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 17.16 (118) | St Kilda | 3.3 (21) | MCG | 15,624 | 9 July 1955 |
| Essendon | 14.7 (91) | Richmond | 5.20 (50) | Windy Hill | 19,500 | 9 July 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | Geelong | 15.9 (99) | Lake Oval | 17,000 | 9 July 1955 |
| Hawthorn | 18.12 (120) | Fitzroy | 9.5 (59) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,500 | 9 July 1955 |
| Footscray | 5.13 (43) | Collingwood | 5.7 (37) | Western Oval | 42,354 | 9 July 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | Carlton | 16.9 (105) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 9 July 1955 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 10.11 (71) | Melbourne | 6.16 (52) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 26,755 | 16 July 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 14.16 (100) | South Melbourne | 6.10 (46) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,500 | 16 July 1955 |
| Collingwood | 15.9 (99) | North Melbourne | 13.14 (92) | Victoria Park | 16,813 | 16 July 1955 |
| Carlton | 10.19 (79) | Hawthorn | 9.9 (63) | Princes Park | 15,763 | 16 July 1955 |
| Richmond | 8.9 (57) | Footscray | 6.12 (48) | Punt Road Oval | 17,500 | 16 July 1955 |
| St Kilda | 5.7 (37) | Essendon | 10.22 (82) | Junction Oval | 12,250 | 16 July 1955 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 10.11 (71) | South Melbourne | 6.15 (51) | Glenferrie Oval | 12,100 | 23 July 1955 |
| Footscray | 11.8 (74) | Melbourne | 9.19 (73) | Western Oval | 32,735 | 23 July 1955 |
| Richmond | 14.16 (100) | Geelong | 14.13 (97) | Punt Road Oval | 25,000 | 23 July 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 9.7 (61) | Essendon | 17.23 (125) | Arden Street Oval | 18,000 | 23 July 1955 |
| St Kilda | 10.11 (71) | Collingwood | 16.20 (116) | Junction Oval | 18,500 | 23 July 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 11.14 (80) | Carlton | 13.16 (94) | Brunswick Street Oval | 19,500 | 23 July 1955 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 12.18 (90) | North Melbourne | 8.15 (63) | MCG | 15,486 | 30 July 1955 |
| Essendon | 9.18 (72) | Footscray | 5.22 (52) | Windy Hill | 32,000 | 30 July 1955 |
| Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | Hawthorn | 5.6 (36) | Victoria Park | 16,000 | 30 July 1955 |
| Carlton | 11.21 (87) | St Kilda | 3.13 (31) | Princes Park | 9,742 | 30 July 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 14.9 (93) | Richmond | 13.16 (94) | Lake Oval | 16,000 | 30 July 1955 |
| Geelong | 12.14 (86) | Fitzroy | 9.11 (65) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 14,033 | 30 July 1955 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 8.5 (53) | South Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | Junction Oval | 10,150 | 6 August 1955 |
| Footscray | 10.13 (73) | Geelong | 10.16 (76) | Western Oval | 33,902 | 6 August 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 6.17 (53) | Richmond | 11.9 (75) | Brunswick Street Oval | 14,000 | 6 August 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | Hawthorn | 8.5 (53) | Arden Street Oval | 9,000 | 6 August 1955 |
| Melbourne | 16.23 (119) | Essendon | 7.12 (54) | MCG | 49,352 | 6 August 1955 |
| Collingwood | 12.17 (89) | Carlton | 7.10 (52) | Victoria Park | 28,000 | 6 August 1955 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 12.13 (85) | Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | Glenferrie Oval | 16,000 | 13 August 1955 |
| Geelong | 19.17 (131) | St Kilda | 7.10 (52) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 13,444 | 13 August 1955 |
| Fitzroy | 9.7 (61) | Footscray | 11.13 (79) | Brunswick Street Oval | 20,000 | 13 August 1955 |
| Richmond | 12.20 (92) | North Melbourne | 10.9 (69) | Punt Road Oval | 14,500 | 13 August 1955 |
| Essendon | 19.19 (133) | Collingwood | 8.12 (60) | Windy Hill | 34,000 | 13 August 1955 |
| South Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | Carlton | 12.7 (79) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 13 August 1955 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 12.22 (94) | South Melbourne | 4.7 (31) | MCG | 19,484 | 20 August 1955 |
| Collingwood | 7.17 (59) | Fitzroy | 7.7 (49) | Victoria Park | 19,270 | 20 August 1955 |
| Carlton | 10.6 (66) | Geelong | 8.12 (60) | Princes Park | 22,482 | 20 August 1955 |
| St Kilda | 6.7 (43) | Richmond | 19.23 (137) | Junction Oval | 13,000 | 20 August 1955 |
| North Melbourne | 5.5 (35) | Footscray | 14.11 (95) | Arden Street Oval | 20,000 | 20 August 1955 |
| Hawthorn | 7.8 (50) | Essendon | 13.14 (92) | Glenferrie Oval | 24,500 | 20 August 1955 |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Agst | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.5 | 60 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.5 | 56 |
| 3 | Geelong | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.8 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.6 | 48 |
| 5 | Footscray | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1323 | 1018 | 130.0 | 48 |
| 6 | Richmond | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.1 | 36 |
| 7 | Carlton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.8 | 36 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.0 | 32 |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.5 | 24 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.8 | 20 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.3 | 12 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 1 | 17 | 0 | 861 | 1897 | 45.4 | 4 |
[edit] Finals
[edit] First Semi-Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3.1 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 9.7 (61) |
| Essendon | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.11 (53) |
| Attendance: 68,109 |
[edit] Second Semi-Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 8.8 (56) |
| Collingwood | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 (45) |
| Attendance: 59,015 |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5.1 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 14.12 (96) |
| Geelong | 3.3 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 13.6 (84) |
| Attendance: 70,430 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.13 | 8.16 (64) |
| Collingwood | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 (36) |
| Attendance: 88,053 |
[edit] Grand Final Teams
| Melbourne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | John Beckwith | Peter Marquis | Trevor Johnson |
| H/Backs | Don Williams | Geoff McGivern | Noel McMahen (c) |
| Centre Line | Ian McLean | Ken Melville | Geoff Case |
| H/Forwards | Laurie Mithen | Clyde Laidlaw | Bob McKenzie |
| Forwards | Ian Ridley | Noel Clarke | Bob Johnson |
| Rucks/Rover | Denis Cordner | Ron Barassi | Stuart Spencer |
| Reserves | Frank "Bluey" Adams | Terry Gleeson | |
| Coach | Norm Smith |
| Collingwood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Lerrel Sharp | Jack Hamilton | Neville Waller |
| H/Backs | Ron Kingston | Frank Tuck | Peter Lucas |
| Centre Line | Thorold Merrett | Jack Parker | Des Healey |
| H/Forwards | Murray Weideman | Ken Smale | William Jones |
| Forwards | Bob Rose | Keith Batchelor | Mick Twomey |
| Rucks/Rover | Neil Mann (c) | Arthur Gooch | Ron Richards |
| Reserves | Jack Hickey | Robert Kupsch | |
| Coach | Phonse Kyne |
Umpire - Harry Beitzel
[edit] Awards
- The 1952 VFL Premiership team was Geelong.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Noel Rayson of Geelong with 80 goals (including 3 goals in the final series).
- The winner of the 1952 Brownlow Medal was Fred Goldsmith of South Melbourne with 21 votes.
- St Kilda took the "wooden spoon" in 1952.
[edit] Notable Events
- The VFL introduce a new, "15-yard rule" designed to prevent time-wasting.
- Towards the end of the round 4 match between Fitzroy and Geelong at the Brunswick Street Oval Fitzroy full-forward Tony Ongarello was so upset with his own inaccurate kicking that, upon taking a mark, he indicated to the field umpire that he was going to kick a place-kick. He scored a goal. He was so impressed that he kicked one more goal in that match (lost by Fitzroy) with a place kick. Although he made several attempts to kick goals with place-kicks in other matches during 1955, he was never successful again. Thus, although it has never been (and is still not) against the rules to do so, he is on record as the last player ever to score a goal with a place kick in a senior VFL match.
- After North Melbourne's humiliating round 11 (2 July 1955) loss to St Kilda — who had not won a match since 21 August 1954 and were now captain-coached by former North Melbourne star Les Foote — the North Melbourne committee suspend two of its senior players (Mick Grambeau and Laurie Icke) indefinitely from both playing and training with the club for "not having tried hard enough" in the match.
- Footscray misses out on a place in the Final Four by just 0.6%.
- In the dying minutes of the Grand Final, Melbourne's 19th man Frank "Bluey" Adams rushed from the bench to take his place on the field and collided with the (unsighted by Adams) Collingwood winger Des Healey who, up to that stage, had been one of the best on the ground. Both participants in this horrific head clash were carried off unconscious. "Bluey" Adams 15-second playing time is the shortest in VFL history (Ross, 1996, p.202).
[edit] References
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
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