Melbourne finished top of the 1955 VFL ladder with 60 points and 150.5%, four points clear of Collingwood. Melbourne won the premiership from 1st, beating Collingwood by 28 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMEL🏆 | 18 | 60 | 150.5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1559 | 1036 | LWWWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 56 | 127.5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1526 | 1197 | WWWLW | Runner-up |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 56 | 122.8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1524 | 1241 | LWWWL | Lost PF |
| 4 | EssendonESSTOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 130.6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1435 | 1099 | WWLWW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 48 | 130.0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1323 | 1018 | WLLWW | – |
| 6 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 36 | 106.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1471 | 1387 | WWWWW | – |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 36 | 98.6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1384 | 1403 | WWLWW | – |
| 8 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 32 | 94.0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1262 | 1342 | WLLLL | – |
| 9 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 24 | 88.5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1258 | 1421 | LLLLL | – |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 18 | 20 | 87.8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1276 | 1454 | LLWLL | – |
| 11 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 12 | 76.3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1233 | 1617 | LLWLL | – |
| 12 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 4 | 45.4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 861 | 1897 | LLLLL | – |