geelong (3rd) v essendon (4th)
cats end dons season by 8 they will play collingwood in prelim.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Geelong | 3.1 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 61 | Sat 27-Aug-1955 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 68,109 | |
| Essendon | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.11 | 53 | Geelong won by 8 points | |||
melbourne (1st) v collingwood (2nd)
dees make grand final beating pies by 11 who will play geelong for a chance to challenge.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 56 | Sat 3-Sep-1955 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 59,215 | |
| Collingwood | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 45 | Melbourne won by 11 points | |||
prelim final
collingwood v geelong