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List of VFL debuts in 1955
This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1955.
Debuts
| Name
|
Club
|
Age at debut
|
Round debuted
|
Games
|
Goals
|
Notes
|
| Graham Donaldson
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 321 days
|
4[1]
|
106
|
85
|
|
| Jack Sullivan
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 262 days
|
3[2]
|
66
|
21
|
|
| Bob Bosustow
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 326 days
|
3[3]
|
20
|
4
|
Father of Peter Bosustow.
|
| Colin Holt
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 59 days
|
10[4]
|
20
|
0
|
|
| Leon Berner
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 297 days
|
11[5]
|
18
|
4
|
|
| Kevin Bergin
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 269 days
|
9[6]
|
12
|
12
|
|
| Peter Aitken
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 156 days
|
1[7]
|
11
|
7
|
|
| Jack Ellis
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 138 days
|
4[8]
|
10
|
13
|
|
| John Cheffers
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 334 days
|
1[9]
|
4
|
4
|
Son of Percy Cheffers.
|
| Dave Browning
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 339 days
|
3[10]
|
4
|
1
|
|
| John Paice
|
Carlton
|
23 years, 168 days
|
6[11]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Barry Archbold
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 238 days
|
16[12]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Barry Beitzel
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 236 days
|
17[13]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Ray Gabelich
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 301 days
|
3[14]
|
160
|
43
|
|
| Harry Sullivan
|
Collingwood
|
23 years, 8 days
|
1[15]
|
78
|
5
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
| Bob Greve
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 235 days
|
14[16]
|
67
|
20
|
|
| Ken Smale
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 162 days
|
1[17]
|
60
|
98
|
|
| Laurie Rymer
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 320 days
|
6[18]
|
25
|
10
|
|
| John Elder
|
Collingwood
|
22 years, 282 days
|
3[19]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Allan Jeans
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 214 days
|
2[20]
|
77
|
27
|
Coached St Kilda to their only VFL premiership.
|
| Bill Gleeson
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 293 days
|
2[21]
|
15
|
11
|
|
| Milne McCooke
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 259 days
|
10[22]
|
13
|
8
|
|
| John Nelson
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 109 days
|
6[23]
|
11
|
0
|
|
| Gerry Burton
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 64 days
|
1[24]
|
10
|
0
|
|
| Stuart Lennie
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 82 days
|
1[25]
|
10
|
12
|
|
| Brian Gilmore
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 171 days
|
6[26]
|
10
|
2
|
Previously played for Essendon.
|
| John Reeves
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 247 days
|
4[27]
|
8
|
1
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
| Allan Mennie
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 17 days
|
5[28]
|
8
|
0
|
|
| Merv Dihm
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 270 days
|
9[29]
|
8
|
0
|
|
| Max Stephenson
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 91 days
|
16[30]
|
7
|
0
|
|
| Mick McLaren
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 13 days
|
1[31]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Jim Camm
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 17 days
|
9[32]
|
4
|
0
|
|
| Peter Allan
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 125 days
|
5[33]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Ian Drohan
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 295 days
|
9[34]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Ron Byron
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 250 days
|
1[35]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Jim Jewitt
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 84 days
|
3[36]
|
2
|
1
|
|
| Alan Osborne
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 138 days
|
5[37]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Jack Suttie
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 280 days
|
12[38]
|
1
|
1
|
|
| Robert Fox
|
Essendon
|
23 years, 165 days
|
1[39]
|
52
|
34
|
|
| Doug Dench
|
Essendon
|
25 years, 77 days
|
1[40]
|
27
|
0
|
|
| Graham Willey
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 306 days
|
6[41]
|
17
|
35
|
|
| Don Carmichael
|
Essendon
|
18 years, 128 days
|
12[42]
|
15
|
1
|
|
| Morton Diston
|
Essendon
|
18 years, 351 days
|
5[43]
|
12
|
2
|
|
| Keith Chapman
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 128 days
|
12[44]
|
6
|
1
|
|
| Warren Prest
|
Essendon
|
22 years, 128 days
|
1[45]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Ken Reed
|
Essendon
|
23 years, 136 days
|
3[46]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Kevin Murray
|
Fitzroy
|
16 years, 323 days
|
4[47]
|
333
|
51
|
|
| Wally Clark
|
Fitzroy
|
19 years, 10 days
|
8[48]
|
105
|
120
|
|
| Ron Smith
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 264 days
|
8[49]
|
9
|
8
|
|
| Toby Elder
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 181 days
|
1[50]
|
5
|
1
|
|
| Bob Collins
|
Fitzroy
|
18 years, 103 days
|
1[51]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Bobby Wilson
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 250 days
|
16[52]
|
3
|
1
|
|
| Alan Anton
|
Fitzroy
|
22 years, 112 days
|
2[53]
|
2
|
2
|
|
| John Charles
|
Fitzroy
|
19 years, 318 days
|
17[54]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Laurie Jarman
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 6 days
|
17[55]
|
2
|
2
|
|
| Bill Smith
|
Fitzroy
|
18 years, 239 days
|
17[56]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Matt Goggin
|
Geelong
|
18 years, 269 days
|
1[57]
|
88
|
5
|
|
| John O'Connell
|
Geelong
|
23 years, 39 days
|
1[58]
|
81
|
65
|
|
| Clive Brown
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 357 days
|
4[59]
|
72
|
4
|
|
| John Haygarth
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 361 days
|
12[60]
|
59
|
13
|
|
| Geoff Umbers
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 202 days
|
6[61]
|
7
|
2
|
|
| Brian McGowan
|
South Melbourne
|
17 years, 196 days
|
13[62]
|
118
|
171
|
|
| Hugh McLaughlin
|
South Melbourne
|
19 years, 234 days
|
8[63]
|
116
|
5
|
|
| John Trethowan
|
South Melbourne
|
18 years, 184 days
|
3[64]
|
81
|
13
|
|
| Bob Pratt
|
South Melbourne
|
19 years, 44 days
|
4[65]
|
35
|
35
|
Son of Bob Pratt.
|
| John Woolley
|
South Melbourne
|
19 years, 271 days
|
1[66]
|
25
|
0
|
|
| John Ferguson
|
South Melbourne
|
24 years, 2 days
|
5[67]
|
25
|
4
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
| Frank Primmer
|
South Melbourne
|
22 years, 125 days
|
6[68]
|
25
|
7
|
|
| Neil McNeill
|
South Melbourne
|
23 years, 125 days
|
11[69]
|
11
|
1
|
|
| Ray Reed
|
South Melbourne
|
21 years, 48 days
|
9[70]
|
10
|
1
|
|
| Des Barry
|
South Melbourne
|
21 years, 339 days
|
1[71]
|
8
|
0
|
|
| Colin Vance
|
South Melbourne
|
25 years, 188 days
|
1[72]
|
3
|
5
|
|
| Alex Gardiner
|
Footscray
|
20 years, 117 days
|
3[73]
|
92
|
18
|
|
| John Westacott
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 348 days
|
14[74]
|
34
|
0
|
|
| Kevin J. Smith
|
Footscray
|
20 years, 172 days
|
6[75]
|
17
|
7
|
|
| Allan Clough
|
Footscray
|
22 years, 208 days
|
7[76]
|
17
|
4
|
|
| Ron Dixon
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 185 days
|
4[77]
|
10
|
0
|
|
| Kevin R. Smith
|
Footscray
|
22 years, 305 days
|
1[78]
|
7
|
13
|
Previously played for North Melbourne
|
| Frank McDowell
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 163 days
|
6[79]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Trevor Johnson
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 95 days
|
3[80]
|
118
|
9
|
|
| Athol Webb
|
Melbourne
|
19 years, 299 days
|
12[81]
|
74
|
146
|
|
| Dick Atkinson
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 325 days
|
6[82]
|
7
|
0
|
|
| Ivan Baumgartner
|
Melbourne
|
21 years, 16 days
|
6[83]
|
5
|
0
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
| Fred Webster
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 4 days
|
2[84]
|
3
|
2
|
|
| Kevin Clarke
|
Melbourne
|
23 years, 295 days
|
1[85]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Graham Arthur
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 311 days
|
1[86]
|
232
|
201
|
Hawthorn's first premiership captain. Son of Alan Arthur.
|
| Ray Yeoman
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 197 days
|
2[87]
|
74
|
47
|
|
| Don Gent
|
Hawthorn
|
22 years, 127 days
|
7[88]
|
70
|
0
|
|
| Ian Hinks
|
Hawthorn
|
17 years, 346 days
|
1[89]
|
16
|
3
|
|
| Bill Elsworth
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 334 days
|
11[90]
|
10
|
4
|
|
| Brian Boland
|
Hawthorn
|
23 years, 299 days
|
6[91]
|
6
|
0
|
Previously played for Richmond. Father of Glenn Boland.
|
| Rod Horrocks
|
Hawthorn
|
21 years, 56 days
|
1[92]
|
4
|
3
|
|
| Barry Takle
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 164 days
|
10[93]
|
4
|
1
|
|
| Alan Jewell
|
Hawthorn
|
23 years, 98 days
|
7[94]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Leon Toohey
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 242 days
|
11[95]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Jeff Harris
|
Hawthorn
|
23 years, 263 days
|
6[96]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Ron Hoy
|
Hawthorn
|
22 years, 316 days
|
10[97]
|
1
|
0
|
|
| John Dugdale
|
North Melbourne
|
19 years, 60 days
|
4[98]
|
248
|
358
|
Father of Dean and Glenn Dugdale.
|
| Max Ritchie
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 177 days
|
3[99]
|
55
|
7
|
|
| Norm Dean
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 83 days
|
8[100]
|
30
|
6
|
|
| John Ford
|
North Melbourne
|
23 years, 75 days
|
11[101]
|
13
|
2
|
|
| Bill Reddick
|
North Melbourne
|
19 years, 177 days
|
4[102]
|
12
|
0
|
|
| Bobby Burt
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 342 days
|
03[103]
|
11
|
2
|
|
| John Joiner
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 315 days
|
3[104]
|
11
|
0
|
|
| Jack Lawrence
|
North Melbourne
|
20 years, 288 days
|
1[105]
|
9
|
3
|
|
| Brian O'Halloran
|
North Melbourne
|
17 years, 227 days
|
9[106]
|
9
|
1
|
|
| Ron James
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 95 days
|
12[107]
|
7
|
5
|
|
| Norm Neeson
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 114 days
|
9[108]
|
5
|
0
|
|
| Peter Marchesi
|
North Melbourne
|
21 years, 299 days
|
3[109]
|
3
|
0
|
|
| Peter Curtis
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 93 days
|
1[110]
|
2
|
1
|
|
| John Wymer
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 109 days
|
5[111]
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Bill Barton
|
North Melbourne
|
19 years, 102 days
|
10[112]
|
2
|
2
|
|
| Keith Goullet
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 206 days
|
1[113]
|
1
|
1
|
|
| Ted Langridge
|
Richmond
|
18 years, 211 days
|
6[114]
|
94
|
149
|
|
| Ron McDonald
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 254 days
|
2[115]
|
92
|
84
|
|
| Peter Morris
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 355 days
|
13[116]
|
89
|
103
|
|
| Ray Allsop
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 159 days
|
7[117]
|
54
|
69
|
|
| John Jenkins
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 139 days
|
12[118]
|
34
|
34
|
|
| Charlie Flannagan
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 300 days
|
18[119]
|
26
|
0
|
|
| John Claxton
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 177 days
|
3[120]
|
15
|
18
|
|
| John Gorwell
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 77 days
|
3[121]
|
9
|
0
|
|
| John Robson
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 299 days
|
4[122]
|
6
|
4
|
|
| Neil Davies
|
Richmond
|
23 years, 128 days
|
1[123]
|
2
|
1
|
|
| Ray Bloodworth
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 241 days
|
16[124]
|
2
|
0
|
|
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