vfl 1955 round 12

essendon (6-5) vs richmond (3-8)

dons keep finals hopes alive beating tigers by 41. essendon (7-5) are 5th. richmond (3-9) are 10th.

Essendon	91
Richmond	50

hawthorn (6-5) vs fitzroy (5-6)

hawks smash lions by 61. hawthorn (7-5) are 6th. fitzroy (5-7) are 7th.

Hawthorn	120
Fitzroy	59

melbourne (10-1) vs st kilda (1-10)

dees destroy saints by 97. melbourne (11-1) are 1st. st kilda (1-11) are last.

Melbourne	118
St. Kilda	21

north (2-9) vs carlton (3-8)

blues beat roos by 17. carlton (4-8) are 9th. north (2-10) are 11th.

North Melbourne	88
Carlton	105

south (4-7) vs geelong (9-2)

cats beat swans by 11. geelong (10-2) are 2nd. south (4-8) are 8th.

South Melbourne	88
Geelong	99

footscray (8-3) vs collingwood (9-2)

dogs beat pies by 6. footscray (9-3) are 3rd. collingwood (9-3) are 4th.

Footscray	43
Collingwood	37

ladder

round 13 matches

carlton v hawthorn

collingwood v north

fitzroy v south

geelong v melbourne gor

richmond v footscray

st kilda v essendon