The 1955 Brownlow Medal was the 28th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1] Fred Goldsmith of the South Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-one votes during the 1955 VFL season.[2]
1955 Brownlow Medal | |
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Winner | Fred Goldsmith (South Melbourne) 21 votes |
Leading votegetters
editPlayer | Votes | |
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1st | Fred Goldsmith (South Melbourne) | 21 |
2nd | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) | 20 |
3rd | Neil Roberts (St Kilda) | 16 |
=4th | John James (Carlton) | 15 |
Denis Cordner (Melbourne) | ||
Eddie Lane (South Melbourne) | ||
7th | Peter Box (Footscray) | 14 |
8th | Des Rowe (Richmond) | 13 |
9th | Lerrel Sharp (Collingwood) | 12 |
10th | John Kerr (Footscray) | 11 |
References
edit- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "1955 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.