List of VFL debuts in 1955

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for an Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1955.

Debuts

Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes
Donaldson, GrahamGraham Donaldson Carlton 19 years, 321 days 4[1] 106 85
Sullivan, JackJack Sullivan Carlton 21 years, 262 days 3[2] 66 21
Bosustow, BobBob Bosustow Carlton 20 years, 326 days 3[3] 20 4 Father of Peter Bosustow.
Holt, ColinColin Holt Carlton 21 years, 59 days 10[4] 20 0
Berner, LeonLeon Berner Carlton 19 years, 297 days 11[5] 18 4
Bergin, KevinKevin Bergin Carlton 18 years, 269 days 9[6] 12 12
Aitken, PeterPeter Aitken Carlton 20 years, 156 days 1[7] 11 7
Ellis, JackJack Ellis Carlton 21 years, 138 days 4[8] 10 13
Cheffers, JohnJohn Cheffers Carlton 18 years, 334 days 1[9] 4 4
Browning, DaveDave Browning Carlton 21 years, 339 days 3[10] 4 1
Paice, JohnJohn Paice Carlton 23 years, 168 days 6[11] 4 0
Archbold, BarryBarry Archbold Carlton 21 years, 238 days 16[12] 2 0
Beitzel, BarryBarry Beitzel Carlton 20 years, 236 days 17[13] 2 0
Gabelich, RayRay Gabelich Collingwood 21 years, 301 days 3[14] 160 43
Sullivan, HarryHarry Sullivan Collingwood 23 years, 8 days 1[15] 78 5 Previously played for Carlton.
Greve, BobBob Greve Collingwood 20 years, 235 days 14[16] 67 20
Smale, KenKen Smale Collingwood 21 years, 162 days 1[17] 60 98
Rymer, LaurieLaurie Rymer Collingwood 20 years, 320 days 6[18] 25 10
Elder, JohnJohn Elder Collingwood 22 years, 282 days 3[19] 2 0
Jeans, AllanAllan Jeans St Kilda 21 years, 214 days 2[20] 77 27 Coached St Kilda to their only VFL premiership.
Gleeson, BillBill Gleeson St Kilda 23 years, 293 days 2[21] 15 11
McCooke, MilneMilne McCooke St Kilda 20 years, 259 days 10[22] 13 8
Nelson, JohnJohn Nelson St Kilda 21 years, 109 days 6[23] 11 0
Burton, GerryGerry Burton St Kilda 22 years, 64 days 1[24] 10 0
Lennie, StuartStuart Lennie St Kilda 18 years, 82 days 1[25] 10 12
Gilmore, BrianBrian Gilmore St Kilda 25 years, 171 days 6[26] 10 2 Previously played for Essendon.
Reeves, JohnJohn Reeves St Kilda 25 years, 247 days 4[27] 8 1 Previously played for North Melbourne.
Mennie, AllanAllan Mennie St Kilda 20 years, 17 days 5[28] 8 0
Dihm, MervMerv Dihm St Kilda 21 years, 270 days 9[29] 8 0
Stephenson, MaxMax Stephenson St Kilda 20 years, 91 days 16[30] 7 0
McLaren, MickMick McLaren St Kilda 19 years, 13 days 1[31] 4 0
Camm, JimJim Camm St Kilda 23 years, 17 days 9[32] 4 0
Allan, PeterPeter Allan St Kilda 20 years, 125 days 5[33] 3 0
Drohan, IanIan Drohan St Kilda 22 years, 295 days 9[34] 3 0
Byron, RonRon Byron St Kilda 23 years, 250 days 1[35] 2 0
Jewitt, JimJim Jewitt St Kilda 22 years, 84 days 3[36] 2 1
Osborne, AlanAlan Osborne St Kilda 21 years, 138 days 5[37] 1 0
Suttie, JackJack Suttie St Kilda 20 years, 280 days 12[38] 1 1
Fox, RobertRobert Fox Essendon 23 years, 165 days 1[39] 52 34
Dench, DougDoug Dench Essendon 25 years, 77 days 1[40] 27 0
Willey, GrahamGraham Willey Essendon 21 years, 306 days 6[41] 17 35
Carmichael, DonDon Carmichael Essendon 18 years, 128 days 12[42] 15 1
Diston, MortonMorton Diston Essendon 18 years, 351 days 5[43] 12 2
Chapman, KeithKeith Chapman Essendon 21 years, 128 days 12[44] 6 1
Prest, WarrenWarren Prest Essendon 22 years, 128 days 1[45] 3 0
Reed, KenKen Reed Essendon 23 years, 136 days 3[46] 2 0
Murray, KevinKevin Murray Fitzroy 16 years, 323 days 4[47] 333 51
Clark, WallyWally Clark Fitzroy 19 years, 10 days 8[48] 105 120
Smith, RonRon Smith Fitzroy 20 years, 264 days 8[49] 9 8
Elder, TobyToby Elder Fitzroy 20 years, 181 days 1[50] 5 1
Collins, BobBob Collins Fitzroy 18 years, 103 days 1[51] 3 0
Wilson, BobbyBobby Wilson Fitzroy 20 years, 250 days 16[52] 3 1
Anton, AlanAlan Anton Fitzroy 22 years, 112 days 2[53] 2 2
Charles, JohnJohn Charles Fitzroy 19 years, 318 days 17[54] 2 0
Jarman, LaurieLaurie Jarman Fitzroy 20 years, 6 days 17[55] 2 2
Smith, BillBill Smith Fitzroy 18 years, 239 days 17[56] 2 0
Goggin, MattMatt Goggin Geelong 18 years, 269 days 1[57] 88 5
O'Connell, JohnJohn O'Connell Geelong 23 years, 39 days 1[58] 81 65
Brown, CliveClive Brown Geelong 20 years, 357 days 4[59] 72 4
Haygarth, JohnJohn Haygarth Geelong 20 years, 361 days 12[60] 59 13
Umbers, GeoffGeoff Umbers Geelong 21 years, 202 days 6[61] 7 2
McGowan, BrianBrian McGowan South Melbourne 17 years, 196 days 13[62] 118 171
McLaughlin, HughHugh McLaughlin South Melbourne 19 years, 234 days 8[63] 116 5
Trethowan, JohnJohn Trethowan South Melbourne 18 years, 184 days 3[64] 81 13
Pratt, BobBob Pratt South Melbourne 19 years, 44 days 4[65] 35 35 Son of Bob Pratt.
Woolley, JohnJohn Woolley South Melbourne 19 years, 271 days 1[66] 25 0
Ferguson, JohnJohn Ferguson South Melbourne 24 years, 2 days 5[67] 25 4 Previously played for Melbourne.
Primmer, FrankFrank Primmer South Melbourne 22 years, 125 days 6[68] 25 7
McNeill, NeilNeil McNeill South Melbourne 23 years, 125 days 11[69] 11 1
Reed, RayRay Reed South Melbourne 21 years, 48 days 9[70] 10 1
Barry, DesDes Barry South Melbourne 21 years, 339 days 1[71] 8 0
Vance, ColinColin Vance South Melbourne 25 years, 188 days 1[72] 3 5
Gardiner, AlexAlex Gardiner Footscray 20 years, 117 days 3[73] 92 18
Westacott, JohnJohn Westacott Footscray 21 years, 348 days 14[74] 34 0
Smith, Kevin J.Kevin J. Smith Footscray 20 years, 172 days 6[75] 17 7
Clough, AllanAllan Clough Footscray 22 years, 208 days 7[76] 17 4
Dixon, RonRon Dixon Footscray 21 years, 185 days 4[77] 10 0
Smith, Kevin R.Kevin R. Smith Footscray 22 years, 305 days 1[78] 7 13 Previously played for North Melbourne
McDowell, FrankFrank McDowell Footscray 21 years, 163 days 6[79] 1 0
Johnson, TrevorTrevor Johnson Melbourne 20 years, 95 days 3[80] 118 9
Webb, AtholAthol Webb Melbourne 19 years, 299 days 12[81] 74 146
Atkinson, DickDick Atkinson Melbourne 20 years, 325 days 6[82] 7 0
Baumgartner, IvanIvan Baumgartner Melbourne 21 years, 16 days 6[83] 5 0 Previously played for Geelong.
Webster, FredFred Webster Melbourne 20 years, 4 days 2[84] 3 2
Clarke, KevinKevin Clarke Melbourne 23 years, 295 days 1[85] 1 0
Arthur, GrahamGraham Arthur Hawthorn 18 years, 311 days 1[86] 232 201 Hawthorn's first premiership captain. Son of Alan Arthur.
Yeoman, RayRay Yeoman Hawthorn 20 years, 197 days 2[87] 74 47
Gent, DonDon Gent Hawthorn 22 years, 127 days 7[88] 70 0
Hinks, IanIan Hinks Hawthorn 17 years, 346 days 1[89] 16 3
Elsworth, BillBill Elsworth Hawthorn 18 years, 334 days 11[90] 10 4
Boland, BrianBrian Boland Hawthorn 23 years, 299 days 6[91] 6 0 Previously played for Richmond. Father of Glenn Boland.
Horrocks, RodRod Horrocks Hawthorn 21 years, 56 days 1[92] 4 3
Takle, BarryBarry Takle Hawthorn 20 years, 164 days 10[93] 4 1
Jewell, AlanAlan Jewell Hawthorn 23 years, 98 days 7[94] 2 0
Toohey, LeonLeon Toohey Hawthorn 20 years, 242 days 11[95] 2 0
Harris, JeffJeff Harris Hawthorn 23 years, 263 days 6[96] 1 0
Hoy, RonRon Hoy Hawthorn 22 years, 316 days 10[97] 1 0
Dugdale, JohnJohn Dugdale North Melbourne 19 years, 60 days 4[98] 248 358 Father of Dean and Glenn Dugdale.
Ritchie, MaxMax Ritchie North Melbourne 20 years, 177 days 3[99] 55 7
Dean, NormNorm Dean North Melbourne 21 years, 83 days 8[100] 30 6
Ford, JohnJohn Ford North Melbourne 23 years, 75 days 11[101] 13 2
Reddick, BillBill Reddick North Melbourne 19 years, 177 days 4[102] 12 0
Burt, BobbyBobby Burt North Melbourne 20 years, 342 days 03[103] 11 2
Joiner, JohnJohn Joiner North Melbourne 20 years, 315 days 3[104] 11 0
Lawrence, JackJack Lawrence North Melbourne 20 years, 288 days 1[105] 9 3
O'Halloran, BrianBrian O'Halloran North Melbourne 17 years, 227 days 9[106] 9 1
James, RonRon James North Melbourne 22 years, 95 days 12[107] 7 5
Neeson, NormNorm Neeson North Melbourne 21 years, 114 days 9[108] 5 0
Marchesi, PeterPeter Marchesi North Melbourne 21 years, 299 days 3[109] 3 0
Curtis, PeterPeter Curtis North Melbourne 22 years, 93 days 1[110] 2 1
Wymer, JohnJohn Wymer North Melbourne 22 years, 109 days 5[111] 2 0
Barton, BillBill Barton North Melbourne 19 years, 102 days 10[112] 2 2
Goullet, KeithKeith Goullet North Melbourne 22 years, 206 days 1[113] 1 1
Langridge, TedTed Langridge Richmond 18 years, 211 days 6[114] 94 149
McDonald, RonRon McDonald Richmond 21 years, 254 days 2[115] 92 84
Morris, PeterPeter Morris Richmond 21 years, 355 days 13[116] 89 103
Allsop, RayRay Allsop Richmond 21 years, 159 days 7[117] 54 69
Jenkins, JohnJohn Jenkins Richmond 19 years, 139 days 12[118] 34 34
Flannagan, CharlieCharlie Flannagan Richmond 21 years, 300 days 18[119] 26 0
Claxton, JohnJohn Claxton Richmond 20 years, 177 days 3[120] 15 18
Gorwell, JohnJohn Gorwell Richmond 20 years, 77 days 3[121] 9 0
Robson, JohnJohn Robson Richmond 21 years, 299 days 4[122] 6 4
Davies, NeilNeil Davies Richmond 23 years, 128 days 1[123] 2 1
Bloodworth, RayRay Bloodworth Richmond 21 years, 241 days 16[124] 2 0

References

  1. ↑ "Graham Donaldson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jack Sullivan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bob Bosustow statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Colin Holt statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
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  51. ↑ "Bob Collins statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  52. ↑ "Bobby Wilson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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