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Encyclopedia > 1955 VFL season

Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1955. VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. AFL Logo This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...

Contents

Ladder

All teams played 18 games during the home and away season, for a total of 108. An additional 4 games were played during the finals series.

Team Won Lost Draw % Points
1 Melbourne 15 3 0 150.5 60
2 Collingwood 14 4 1 127.5 56
3 Geelong 14 4 0 122.8 56
4 Essendon 12 6 0 130.6 48
5 Footscray 12 6 0 130.0 48
6 Richmond 9 9 0 106.1 36
7 Carlton 9 9 0 98.8 36
8 Hawthorn 8 10 0 94.0 32
9 Fitzroy 6 12 0 88.5 24
10 South Melbourne 5 13 0 87.8 20
11 North Melbourne 3 15 0 76.3 12
12 St Kilda 1 17 0 45.4 4

The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

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

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...

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

The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...

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

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ...

Grand Final

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

A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...

Grand Final Teams

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Collingwood
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Umpire - A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...


Awards

The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ... Fredrick Ernest Goldsmith (b. ... Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ... A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Leading Goalkicker

  • Noel Rayson of Geelong 80 goals (including 3 goals in the final series). The John Coleman Medal was awarded to him - 77 goals.

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. ...

Facts

A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...

Match attendance

Total attendance for the finals series was 285,607 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 88,053 people.


References

  • Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7.
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