1956 VFL Season: Hawthorn

Season Team Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Team: Hawthorn
Home Ground: Glenferrie Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 7-1-10, P%: 88.9%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 37
Brownlow Leader(s): Roy Simmonds (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): John Peck (31)
Peter Crimmins Medal Recipient(s): Roy Simmonds

Team Leaders

Captain(s): John Kennedy

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Arthur, Graham #2 17 R01-R16, R18 10
Barton, George #9 9 R07-R11, R14-R15, R17-R18 0
Coghlan, Kevin #6 13 R01-R10, R16-R18 21
Considine, Frank #7 10 R01-R05, R07, R09-R11, R15 0
Considine, Maurie #28 6 R01-R04, R06, R09 0
Cooper, John #5 16 R01-R11, R14-R18 14
Douglas, Don #38 1 R07 0
Edwards, Brendan #29 9 R01, R11-R18 1
Egerton, Ian #32 5 R01, R03, R05-R06, R10 0
Elsworth, Bill #19 6 R08-R10, R12-R13, R17 3
Falconer, Brian #36 7 R12-R18 0
Gent, Don #26 16 R01-R08, R10-R14, R16-R18 0
Hancock, George #34 5 R07-R08, R16-R18 5
Hinks, Ian #11 4 R14-R17 0
Horrocks, Rod #37 3 R07-R09 0
Howells, Geoff #25 5 R14-R18 1
Hughes, Alf #12 3 R01, R12-R13 0
Jose, Max #13 12 R04-R13, R16, R18 0
Kaine, Les #1 13 R01-R08, R12-R15, R18 20
Kanis, Peter #18 3 R06, R10-R11 2
Kann, Brian #22 18 R01-R18 0
Kennedy, John #10 10 R01-R09, R11 0
Maginness, Norm #35 15 R01-R02, R04-R06, R09-R18 0
Northcote, Kevin #25 3 R12-R13, R15 0
O'Brien, Phil #15 7 R05-R06, R14-R18 7
O'Mahoney, John #3 18 R01-R18 4
Pearson, Ian #30 5 R02-R04, R14-R15 2
Peck, John #23 18 R01-R18 31
Simmonds, Roy #27 16 R02-R09, R11-R18 2
Thompson, Clayton #20 18 R01-R18 6
Voigt, Noel #17 8 R01-R03, R09-R13 3
Waters, Bryan #33 3 R12-R14 0
Wilkinson, Lance #16 12 R01-R10, R16-R17 2
Woodley, Allan #24 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 8
Yeoman, Ray #21 17 R01-R08, R10-R18 13
Young, Garry #31 4 R08-R11 8
Young, Maurie #8 8 R02-R05, R10-R13 0

Team Line-Up

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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)
Hale, Jack 18 7 -1- 10 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
14/04/1956 Round 1 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 32 Jack Hale John Kennedy
21/04/1956 Round 2 Richmond AWAY WIN HAW by 21 Jack Hale John Kennedy
28/04/1956 Round 3 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 12 Jack Hale John Kennedy
05/05/1956 Round 4 South Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 6 Jack Hale John Kennedy
12/05/1956 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY WIN HAW by 21 Jack Hale John Kennedy
19/05/1956 Round 6 Footscray HOME WIN HAW by 3 Jack Hale John Kennedy
26/05/1956 Round 7 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 9 Jack Hale John Kennedy
02/06/1956 Round 8 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 34 Jack Hale John Kennedy
09/06/1956 Round 9 North Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 25 Jack Hale John Kennedy
23/06/1956 Round 10 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 21 Jack Hale unknown
30/06/1956 Round 11 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 38 Jack Hale John Kennedy
07/07/1956 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 26 Jack Hale Roy Simmonds
14/07/1956 Round 13 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 23 Jack Hale Roy Simmonds
21/07/1956 Round 14 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 11 Jack Hale Roy Simmonds
28/07/1956 Round 15 South Melbourne HOME DRAW drawn Jack Hale Roy Simmonds
04/08/1956 Round 16 St Kilda HOME WIN HAW by 17 Jack Hale Roy Simmonds
11/08/1956 Round 17 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 43 Jack Hale Roy Simmonds
18/08/1956 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY WIN HAW by 7 Jack Hale Roy Simmonds