1956 VFL Season: Collingwood

Season Team Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Team: Collingwood
Home Ground: Victoria Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 125.9%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Neil Mann, Thorold Merrett (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Murray Weideman (28)
E. W. Copeland Trophy Recipient(s): Bill Twomey

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Neil Mann

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Borrack, Graham #35 1 R10 0
Brewer, Ian #38 5 R11, R13-R16 4
Bromage, Keith #11 5 R01-R02, R04-R06 2
Davidson, Max #16 16 R05-R18, SF, PF 7
Dorman, Brian #6 10 R01-R10 1
Fellowes, Graeme #28 1 R14 0
Gabelich, Ray #13 16 R03, R07-R18, SF, PF, GF 2
Gooch, Arthur #14 4 R01-R02, R06-R07 0
Gray, Brian #4 5 R01-R05 5
Greve, Bob #7 20 R01-R10, R12-R18, SF, PF, GF 3
Hamilton, Jack #8 16 R01-R13, R18, PF, GF 1
Hedt, Ken #18 20 R02-R18, SF, PF, GF 6
Hickey, Jack #19 2 R01, R16 0
Hicks, Merv #37 2 R10, R18 0
Jones, Bill #23 20 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF, PF, GF 24
Kingston, Ron #9 19 R03-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Kupsch, Bob #12 8 R02-R03, R13-R14, R17-R18, SF, GF 4
Lucas, Peter #3 16 R01-R02, R06-R12, R14-R15, R17-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Mann, Neil #1 16 R01-R09, R11-R13, R15, SF, PF, GF 18
Merrett, Thorold #17 21 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF 11
O'Bree, Dick #34 3 R01-R03 5
Richards, Ron #20 14 R04-R15, R18, SF 3
Rymer, Laurie #21 9 R05, R08-R10, R16-R17, SF, PF, GF 1
Serong, Bill #22 20 R01-R17, SF, PF, GF 20
Sharp, Lerrel #29 20 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, PF, GF 1
Smale, Ken #5 15 R01-R10, R16-R18, PF, GF 33
Sullivan, Harry #26 12 R10-R18, SF, PF, GF 0
Tuck, Frank #24 17 R01-R03, R06-R08, R10-R15, R17-R18, SF, PF, GF 6
Turner, Brian #10 3 R04, R15-R16 0
Turner, Ken #36 15 R05, R08-R18, SF, PF, GF 9
Twomey, Bill #2 15 R01-R04, R06, R11-R14, R16-R18, SF, PF, GF 14
Twomey, Mick #25 16 R01-R09, R11-R17 11
Waller, Neville #31 15 R01, R04-R05, R09-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF, GF 3
Weideman, Murray #27 20 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF, PF, GF 31
Wylie, Kevin #15 3 R03-R04, R07 2

Team Line-Up

Back: Lerrel Sharp Harry Sullivan Neville Waller
Half-Back: Peter Lucas Frank Tuck Ron Kingston
Centre: Ken Hedt Bill Twomey Thorold Merrett
Half-Forward: Ken Turner Murray Weideman Bill Serong
Forward: Neil Mann Ken Smale Bob Greve
Follower: Ray Gabelich Laurie Rymer Bill Jones
Interchange: Jack Hamilton Bob Kupsch

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Kyne, Phonse 21 14 -0- 7 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
14/04/1956 Round 1 Hawthorn AWAY WIN COL by 32 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
21/04/1956 Round 2 South Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 37 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
28/04/1956 Round 3 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 36 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
05/05/1956 Round 4 Footscray HOME WIN COL by 14 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
12/05/1956 Round 5 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 42 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
19/05/1956 Round 6 Geelong HOME WIN COL by 41 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
26/05/1956 Round 7 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 18 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
02/06/1956 Round 8 North Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 42 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
09/06/1956 Round 9 Fitzroy AWAY WIN COL by 45 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
16/06/1956 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY WIN COL by 6 Phonse Kyne unknown
30/06/1956 Round 11 Essendon HOME WIN COL by 54 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
07/07/1956 Round 12 Hawthorn HOME WIN COL by 26 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
14/07/1956 Round 13 South Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 6 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
21/07/1956 Round 14 Richmond HOME WIN COL by 47 Phonse Kyne unknown
28/07/1956 Round 15 Footscray AWAY WIN COL by 32 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
04/08/1956 Round 16 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 13 Phonse Kyne unknown
11/08/1956 Round 17 Geelong AWAY WIN COL by 32 Phonse Kyne unknown
18/08/1956 Round 18 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 13 Phonse Kyne unknown
01/09/1956 Semi Final Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 16 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
08/09/1956 Preliminary Final Footscray HOME WIN COL by 39 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann
15/09/1956 Grand Final Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 73 Phonse Kyne Neil Mann