Football Record: 1955 Finals Special Editions

The Football Record: Special editions for the 1955 2nd Semi-Final (Melbourne v Collingwood), the [Prelim.] Final (Collingwood v Geelong) and the Grand Final (Collingwood v Melbourne). (Total: 3). Mixed condition. Melbourne 8.16 (64) defeated Collingwood 5.6 (36) in the Grand Final in front of a crowd of 88,053. In the dying minutes of the Grand Final, Melbourne's 19th man Frank 'Bluey' Adams rushed from the bench to take his place on the field and collided with the (unsighted by Adams) Collingwood winger Des Healey who, up to that stage, had been one of the best on the ground. Both participants in this horrific head clash were carried off unconscious. Healey had his nose broken in five places, a fractured skull, and never played for Collingwood again. 'Bluey' Adams' 15-seconds of playing time is the shortest in VFL history.