vfl 1955 round 16

collingwood (12-3) vs carlton (7-8)

pies beat blues by 37. collingwood (13-3) are 2nd. carlton (7-9) are 8th.

Collingwood	89
Carlton	52

fitzroy (6-9) vs richmond (6-9)

tigers beat lions by 22. richmond (7-9) are 7th. fitzroy (6-10) are 9th.

Fitzroy	53
Richmond	75

melbourne (12-3) vs essendon (10-5)

dees beat dons by 65. melbourne (13-3) are 1st. essendon (10-6) are 5th.

Melbourne	119
Essendon	54

north (2-13) vs hawthorn (8-7) uor

roos stun hawks by 7. north (3-13) are 11th. hawthorn (8-8) are 6th.

North Melbourne	60
Hawthorn	53

st kilda (1-14) vs south (4-11)

swans give saints last by 29. south (5-11) are 10th. st kilda (1-15) are last.

St. Kilda	53
South Melbourne	82

footscray (10-5) vs geelong (12-3)

cats beat dogs by 3. geelong (13-3) are 3rd. footscray (10-6) are 4th.

Footscray	73
Geelong	76

ladder

round 17 matches

essendon v collingwood gor

fitzroy v footscray

geelong v st kilda

hawthorn v melbourne

richmond v north

south v carlton