1955 VFL Season
The complete 1955 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Melbournedef. Collingwood
Melbourne won the 1955 VFL premiership, defeating Collingwood in the Grand Final. Melbourne also finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder.
12 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Melbourne, Collingwood, Geelong and Essendon into the finals. St Kilda finished last with 1 win. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.5 | 60 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.5 | 56 |
| 3 | Geelong | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.8 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.6 | 48 |
| 5 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1323 | 1018 | 130.0 | 48 |
| 6 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.1 | 36 |
| 7 | Carlton | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.6 | 36 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.0 | 32 |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.5 | 24 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.8 | 20 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.3 | 12 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 861 | 1897 | 45.4 | 4 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
112 matches