Captain - Bob McKenzie
Players (included)
Frank Adams, N. Anderson, Atkinson, Baker, Ivan Baumgartner, Carroll, Kevin Clarke, Christie, Constable, Dunkerley, Evans, Germaine, Gleeson, Hamilton, A. Hayes, Robert Hayes, Trevor Johnson, Kick, Bert Kearney, Kellett, Ralph Lane, Laughton, Bill Leech, Geoff Longney, McGivern, Bob McKenzie, Ron McKenzie, Mountain, O'Neill, Pierrehumbert, Dick Proffit, Ian Ridley, Tossol, Bill Waldron, Webster, Ian Whitten, Colin Wilson, Whitten
Round 1
Melbourne 17.17 d. St. Kilda 6.15
Round 2
Melbourne 7.17 d. Geelong 7.13
Goals - Unknown
Best - Clarke, Hamilton, Gleeson
Round 3
Melbourne 9.16 d. Footscray 7.14
Goals - Unknown
Best - Gleen, Hamilton, Ridley
Round 4
Melbourne 10.23 d. North Melbourne 6.11
Goals - Unknown
Best - McKenzie, Waldron, Ridley
Round 5 - Saturday 14 May
Melbourne 12.11 d. Essendon 12.9
B: Waldron, T. Johnson, Christie
HB: Carroll, McGivern, Baumgartner
C: Whitten, Constable, Ron McKenzie
HF: Webster, Tossol, Pierrehumbert
F: Hamilton, Mountain, Clarke
Foll: Gleeson, Atkinson, Ridley
Emg: R. Hayes, A. Hayes, Evans, Leech, Dunkerley
Round 6
Melbourne 13.8 d. Hawthorn 10.7
Round 7 - Saturday 28 May
South Melbourne 10.7 d. Melbourne 7.13
Goals - Unknown
Best - I. Hamilton, Johnson, Hayes
B: Waldron, T. Johnson, Wilson
HB: Baker, Carroll, R. Hayes
C: Whitten, Dunklerley, Ron McKenzie
HF: Webster, Kick, Evans
F: Kearney, Kellett, Mountain
Foll: Christie, Clarke, Hamilton
Res: Longley, O'Neill
Emg: Hill, Strickland
Round 8
Melbourne 14.16 d. Carlton 9.17
Goals - Unknown
Best - I. Hamilton, Bull, Baumgartner
Round 9 - Saturday 11 June
Richmond 20.14 d. Melbourne 10.10
Goals - Unknown
Best - Proffitt, Christie
Round 10
Fitzroy 7.7 d. Melbourne 6.9
Goals - Unknown
Best - McGivern, Hayes, Longley
Round 11
Melbourne 12.12 d. Collingwood 7.9
Goals - Webb 4, Unknown 8
Best - McKenzie, McGivern, Atkinson
Round 12 - Saturday 9 July
Melbourne 14.13 d. St. Kilda 10.9
Goals - Webster 4, Longney 4, Germaine 2, Bob McKenzie 2, Baker 1, Wilson 1
Best - Wilson, Baumgartner, Webster
B: Baumgartner, Waldron, Atkinson
HB: Baker, Christie, R. Hayes
C: Ron McKenzie, Robert McKenzie, Lane
HF: Webster, Kick, Germaine
F: Longney, W. Clark, K. Clark
Foll: Wilson, Mountain, Hamilton
Emg: Constable, Whitten, Dunkerley, Kellett, Laughton
Round 13
Melbourne 13.14 d. Geelong 5.8
Goals - Unknown
Best - McKenzie, Longney, Clarke
Round 14
Melbourne 16.14 d. Footscray 12.13
Goals - Unknown
Best - Baumgartner, McKenzie, Mountain
Round 15
North Melbourne 6.11 d. Melbourne 6.10
Round 16
Essendon 8.19 d. Melbourne 6.7
Goals - Unknown
Best - Waldron, Clarke, Carroll
Round 17
Melbourne 16.18 d. Hawthorn 12.10
Goals - Clarke 5, Unknown 11
Best - Gleeson., Johnson, Baumgartner
Round 18
South Melbourne 8.11 d. Melbourne 5.13
Semi Final
Richmond 12.12.84 d. Melbourne 7.18.60
Goals - Hamilton 2, Atkinson 2, Mountain 1, Longney 1, Proffit 1
Best - R. Hayes, Hamilton, Baker
Preliminary Final
Footscray 16.8.104 d. Melbourne 13.12.90
Goals - Mountain 5, Hamilton 2, McKenzie 1, Whitten 1, Constable 1, Germaine 1
Best - Hamilton, Mountain, Gleeson
Ladder
W | D | L | % | P
| |
| Richmond | 15 | 0 | 3 | 171.5 | 60 |
| Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 6 | 119.0 | 48 |
| Collingwood | 11 | 0 | 7 | 120.4 | 44 |
| Footscray | 11 | 0 | 7 | 117.0 | 44 |
| Essendon | 11 | 0 | 7 | 107.6 | 44 |
| South Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 8 | 117.3 | 40 |
| Fitzroy | 9 | 0 | 9 | 90.3 | 36 |
| Geelong | 8 | 0 | 10 | 100.3 | 32 |
| Hawthorn | 7 | 0 | 11 | 91.9 | 28 |
| North Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 12 | 72.2 | 24 |
| Carlton | 5 | 0 | 13 | 83.4 | 20 |
| St Kilda | 3 | 0 | 15 | 54.5 | 12 |
Media
"Bob McKenzie recalled by Melbourne selectors" - The Age 29/07/1955