Football Record August 20 1955 - 'Richmond Fourths are undefeated this year. South Melbourne have been only beaten by Richmond).' (Richmond would lose the GF by 1 pt)
Players:
Hudson, Eyles, O'Meara, Craigie, Johnson, Billson, McDougall, O'Toole, Cooper, Edmunds, Brown, Thorne, Hadwick, Raabe, Rees, Goodfellow, Williams, McKay, Blight,Stilo, McCashney, Moule
Rd | Date | W/L | Richmond | Opponent Score | Venue | Goalkickers | Team
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| 23 April | W 76 | Richmond 4ths 15.17 107 | Footscray 4.7 31 | Hudson 4, Brown 3, Billson 2, Eyles 2, O'Toole 2, Johnson 2 | Best: Hudson, Johnson, Thorne, Stilo, Eyles, Williams | |||
| 30 April | W 60 | Richmond 4ths 13.14 92 | Melbourne 4ths 5.2 32 | Billson 6, Brown 3, Eyles 1, Stilo 1, Chadwick 1, Johnson 1 | "This could be the best 4th XVIII to date, the only weakness being a lack of height in the ruck" | Best: Stilo (best on ground), Blight, Billson, Johnson, O'Meara, Johnson | ||
| 7 May | W 213 | Richmond 4ths 32.21 213 | Port Melbourne YMCA 0.0 0 | Billson 9, Hudson 3, Johnson 2, O'Meara 2, Stilo 1, Edmunds 1, Craigie 1, Hadwick 1, Missing 12 goal kickers | Best: Johnson, Stilo, Moule, Hudson, Billson | |||
| 14 May | W 110 | Richmond 4ths 17.22 124 | St. Kilda 4ths 2.2 14 | Craigie 5, Billson 3, Brown 3, Williams 2, Eyles 2, Johnson 1, Edmunds 1 | Best: Johnson, Edmunds, Craigie, Stilo, McKay, Eyles | |||
| 21 May | W 20 | Richmond 4ths 7.4 46 | Melbourne 4ths 3.8 26 | Hudson 3, Johnson 2, Craigie 1, Billson 1 | Best: Stilo, Hadwick, Eyles, Williams, McKay, Edmunds | |||
| 8 May | W 108 | Richmond 4ths 21.10 136 | St. Kilda 4.4 28 | Brown 5, Johnson 5, Billson 4, Williams 4, Craigie 1, O'Meara 1, Hudson 1 | "The team has many players of outstanding ability with prospects of making the senior list before many years have passed" | Best: Stilo, Hudson, Blight, McKay, Johnson, Williams, O'Meara | ||
| 11 June | W 23 | Richmond 4ths 9.10 64 | South Melbourne 4ths 6.5 41 | Hudson 2, Brown 2, Billson 2, Craigie 1, Johnson 1, Eyles 1 | Best: McKay, Johnson, Hudson, Williams, Rees, Thorne, Blight | |||
| 25 June | W 1 | Richmond 4ths 6.6 42 | Footscray 4ths 6.5 41 | Johnson 3, Billson 2, Brown 1 | Best: Johnson, Eyles, Williams, Edmunds, Hadwick, Hudson | |||
| 2 July | W 71 | Richmond 4ths 13.12 90 | St. Kilda 4ths 2.7 19 | Billson 4, Johnson 3, Craigie 2, Ayton 2, Eyles, Hudson 1 | Best: Johnson, Williams, Eyles, Brown, Edmunds, Moule, Blight | |||
| Practice Match | 9 July | W 18 | Richmond 4ths 7.9 51 | Hawthorn Colts (U18) 5.3 33 | Williams 3, McKay 1, Craigie 1, Stilo 1, Ayton 1 | "With regular games cancelled due to representative game, a match was arranged between the top teams in two grades" | Best: MacDougall, Hadwick, Blight, Williams, Rees, Stilo, Cooper | |
| 2nd SF | 6 August | W 13 | Richmond 4ths 8.11 59 | South Melbourne 4ths 7.4 46 | Goals: Williams 3, Craigie 2, Brown 1, Stilo 1, Billson 1 | Richmond 4ths remained undefeated by winning the second semi final of the Melbourne Boys' League | Best: Williams, Rees, McKay, Moule, Stilo, O'Meara | |
| 13 August | W 111 | Richmond 4ths 18.29 137 | Goulburn Valley 4.2 26 | Hawthorn | Stilo 5, Williams 3, Brown, 3, Hudson 3, Billson 2, Craigie 1, Johnson 1 | "Richmond 4ths regained the Maurie Fleming Trophy, overwhelming Goulburn Valley, playing devastating football" | Best: Stilo, Williams, Hudson, O'Meara, Moule, Johnson | |
| GF | 20 August | L1 | Richmond 4ths | South Melbourne 4ths | City Reserve 12 noon | The 4ths only loss for the season comes in the Grand Final | ||
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