Captain - Bob McKenzie
Players (included)
Frank Adams, N. Anderson, Atkinson, Baker, Ivan Baumgartner, Tony Bull, Carroll, Geoff Case, Noel Clarke, Kevin Clarke, Christie, Brian Collopy, Constable, Dunkerley, Evans, John Ferguson, Germaine, Barry Gill, Gleeson, Hamilton, Arthur Hayes, Robert Hayes, Ted Hill, Joshua, P. Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Jones, Kick, Bert Kearney, Kellett, Ken Kick, Ralph Lane, Laughton, Bill Leech, Geoff Longney, Manton, Marks, McGivern, Bob McKenzie, Ron McKenzie, Mountain, O'Neill, Pierrehumbert, Dick Proffit, Ian Ridley, Roberts, Ian Thorogood, Tossol, Bill Waldron, Webster, Ian Whitten, Colin Wilson. Emergency only - Marshall, McGregor, Mountford, O'Brien, Michael Roet, Strickland
Round 1 - Saturday 16 April
Melbourne 17.17 d. St. Kilda 6.15
Selected side
B: Waldron, P. Johnson, Atkinson
HB: Carroll, Ferguson, R. Hayes
C: McKenzie, Collopy, Whitten
HF: Webster, Pierre-Humbert, Constable
F: Hamilton, Leech, Mountain
Foll: Gleeson, Christie, Ridley
19th/20th: Not named
Emg: Gill, Anderson, Marshall, Kellett, McGregor
Round 2 - Saturday 23 April
Melbourne 7.17 d. Geelong 7.13
Goals - Ridley 3, Evans 2, Gleeson 1, Kellett 1
Best - Clarke, Hamilton, Gleeson
Selected side
B: Waldron, Johnson, Atkinson
HB: Carroll, Ferguson, R. Hayes
C: McKenzie, Constable, Whitten
HF: Pierre-Humbert, A. Hayes, Evans
F: Hamilton, Kellett, Mountain
Foll: Gleeson, Clark, Ridley
19th/20th: Marks, Hill
Emg: Anderson, O'Brien
Round 3 - Saturday 30 April
Melbourne 9.16 d. Footscray 7.14
Goals - Hamilton 2, Hayes 2, Mountain 2 , Pierre-Humbert 1, Evans 1, Ridley 1
Best - Waldron, Hamilton, Constable
Round 4 - Saturday 7 May
Melbourne 10.23 d. North Melbourne 6.11
Goals - Ridley 3, R. McKenzie 2, Pierre-Humbert 1, Hayes 1, Mountain 1, Whitten 1, Hamilton 1
Best - Waldron, R. McKenzie, Atkinson
Selected side
B: Waldron, Joshua, Atkinson
HB: Carroll, Ferguson, Baumgartner
C: Whitten, B. McKenzie, R. McKenzie
HF: Leech, Pierre-Humbert, Constable
F: Hamilton, Hayes, Mountain
Foll: Gleeson, Clark, Ridley
19th: Roberts
20th: Evans
Emg: Kellett, Dunkerley, Hill
Round 5 - Saturday 14 May
Melbourne 12.11 d. Essendon 12.9
Goals - Hamilton 4, Ridley 4, Clarke 1, Gleeson 1, Mountain 1, Webster 1
Best - Ridley, Waldron, Gleeson
Also played Atkinson, Carroll
B: Waldron, T. Johnson, Christie
HB: Carroll, McGivern, Baumgartner
C: Whitten, Constable, Ron McKenzie
HF: Webster, Tossol, Pierre-Humbert
F: Hamilton, Mountain, Clarke
Foll: Gleeson, Atkinson, Ridley
Emg: R. Hayes, A. Hayes, Evans, Leech, Dunkerley
Round 6 - Saturday 21 May
Melbourne 13.8 d. Hawthorn 10.7
Selected side (from)
Baker, Baumgartner, C. Carroll, K. Clarke, Dunkerley, Evans, Gleeson, Hamilton, T. Johnson, R. Hayes, A. Hayes, Kearney, Kick, Kellett, Leech, Lane, Mountain, Marshall, McGregor, McKenzie, Waldron, Nelson, Whitten, Webster
Round 7 - Saturday 28 May
South Melbourne 10.7 d. Melbourne 7.13
Goals - Hamilton 3, Evans 1, Kellett 1, Mountain 1, Webster 1
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: Longney, 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
Selected side
B: McKenzie, Waldron, Profitt
HB: Constable, Christie, R. Hayes
C: Whitten, Dunkerley, Kearney
HF: Webster, Kick, Evans
F: Mountain, Baumgartner, Longney
Foll: Atkinson, Clarke, Hamilton
19th/20th: Unknown
Emg: Kellett, Laughton, O'Neill, Hill, McGregor
Round 10
Fitzroy 7.7 d. Melbourne 6.9
Goals - Unknown
Best - McGivern, Hayes, Longney
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 - Saturday 30 July
North Melbourne 6.11 d. Melbourne 6.10
'"Selected side''
B: Waldron, Wilson, Atkinson
HB: Thorogood, Christie, R. Hayes
C: R. McKenzie, Baumgartner, Lane
HF: Webster, Kick, Baker
F: Hamilton, Germaine, Mountain
Foll: Gleeson, Clarke, Adams
19th/20th: Unknown
Emg: Constable, Dunkerley, Mountford, Jones, Kellett, Longney, Roet, Whitten
Round 16 - Saturday 6 August
Essendon 8.19 d. Melbourne 6.7
Goals - Germaine 2, Bull 1, Hamilton 1, Kick 1, Webster 1
Best - Waldron, Clarke, Carroll
Selected side
B: Waldron, Carroll, Wilson
HB: Thorogood, Atkinson, Hayes
C: McKenzie, Baumgartner, Lane
HF: Webster, Kick, Case
F: Bull, Germaine, Clarke
Foll: Gleeson, Mountain, Hamilton
19th/20th: Unknown
Emg: Constable, Dunkerley, Jones, Longney, Roet
Round 17
Melbourne 16.18 d. Hawthorn 12.10
Goals - Clarke 5, Unknown 11
Best - Gleeson., Johnson, Baumgartner
Round 18 - Saturday 20 August
South Melbourne 8.11 d. Melbourne 5.13
Goals - Clarke 2, Bull 1, Hamilton 1, Mountain 1
Best - Mountain, Lane, Case
Selected side (from)
Atkinson, Baker, Baumgartner, Bull, Case, Carroll, K. Clarke, N. Clarke, Constable, Evans, Germaine, Hamilton, Hayes, Jones, Proffitt, Roet, Kick, Lane, McKenzie, Mountain, Thorogood, Waldron, Webster, Whitten
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 |
Notes
P. Johnson and Joshua are probably misspellings of T. Johnson
Media
Age - 29/07/1955