b'82ex 583 584583The Football Record: 1954 editions for the Home-and-Away Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (2, split round), 14, 15, 16 and 17. (Total: 17). Mixed condition. .$300400584The Football Record: Special editions for the 1954 2nd Semi-Final (Geelong v Footscray);the [Prelim.] Final (Melbourne v Geelong) and the Grand Final (Footscray v Melbourne). (Total: 3). Mixed condition.This was Footscrays maiden Grand Final appearance, while Melbourne were in their 9th Grand Final chasing their 7th VFL premiership. With most of the crowd behind them, Footscray got off to a big start, kicking six goals to one in the first quarter to eventually run out 51-point winners, 15.12 (102) to 7.9 (51). Melbourne would go on to win five of the next six Grand Finals. $200300ex 585 586585The Football Record: 1955 editions for the Home-and-Away Rounds, mainly featuring Collingwood: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. (Total: 18). Mixed condition.Collingwood finished the Home-and-Away Season in Second position on the ladder, with 14 wins and 4 losses. .$300400586The 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, Melbournes 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. .$200300'