1956 SANFL Season: North Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for North Adelaide for the 1956 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Prospect Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in the first semi final, North Adelaide were defeated by West Adelaide in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1956 SANFL Season
Team:
North Adelaide
Home Ground:
Prospect Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 53.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by West Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldenhoven, Alan | #20 | 3 | 1 | R18, SF, PF |
| Blunden, John | #21, #10, ... | 16 | 0 | R03, R05, R07-18, SF, PF |
| Brown, Max | #16 | 5 | 8 | R01-05 |
| Bunton, Haydn | #7 | 19 | 15 | R01-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Carter, Ken | #18, #16 | 2 | 1 | R15-16 |
| Constable, Brian | #9, #22, ... | 6 | 0 | R08, R11, R14-16, PF |
| Cronin, Jim | #6, #15 | 2 | 0 | R03, R13 |
| Dunn, Ralph | #12 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Edwards, Doug | #20 | 4 | 3 | R02-05 |
| Faggotter, Alwin | #18, #16 | 10 | 2 | R01-02, R06-11, R13-14 |
| Fuller, Geoff | #15, #8, ... | 16 | 1 | R01-15, R18 |
| Gilbourne, Don | #21 | 17 | 0 | R04-18, SF, PF |
| Griffin, Lyle | #1 | 20 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Hage, Bob | #11, #20 | 10 | 0 | R01-08, R15-16 |
| Henningsen, Murray | #22, #18 | 5 | 2 | R04-05, R09-11 |
| Hewett, Ron | #6 | 17 | 6 | R01-02, R06-18, SF, PF |
| Hunter, John | #16 | 6 | 2 | R12, R15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Johnston, Graham | #22, #20 | 3 | 1 | R01, R06-07 |
| Lindner, Don | #9 | 18 | 24 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, PF |
| Linke, Allan | #24 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Lynch, Brian | #22, #12, ... | 7 | 2 | R03, R05-07, R12-13, R16 |
| McCann, Neil | #8, #2 | 19 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF |
| McKenzie, Bill | #14 | 20 | 60 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Proud, Bob | #8 | 5 | 3 | R16-18, SF, PF |
| Rogerson, Ralph | #20, #19 | 20 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Sheppard, Peter | #21, #17 | 17 | 27 | R02, R05-18, SF, PF |
| Smyth, Bob | #20, #18 | 4 | 0 | R12-14, R17 |
| Stringer, Dean | #4 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Strudwick, David | #23, #2, ... | 4 | 0 | R09, R13-14, R17 |
| Tanner, Colin | #17, #12 | 19 | 8 | R01-04, R06-18, SF, PF |
| Tidswell, John | #3 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Vaughan, Jack | #18, #23, ... | 5 | 3 | R05-06, R08-10 |
| Westley, Malcolm | #10, #22, ... | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R08-18, SF, PF |
| Weston, Lloyd | #5, #18, ... | 6 | 0 | R01-04, SF, PF |
| Whitford, Malcolm | #6, #10 | 17 | 28 | R04-18, SF, PF |
| Yates, Barry | #23, #15 | 16 | 1 | R01-12, R16-18, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamodt, Colin | 20 | 11 | -0- | 9 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1956 | Round 1 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 3 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 2 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 29 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 3 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 44 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 4 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 37 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 5 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 38 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 6 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 21 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 7 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 81 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 8 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NADL by 31 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 9 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 11 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 10 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 42 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 11 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 15 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 12 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 5 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 13 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NADL by 66 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 14 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 3 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 15 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 24 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 16 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 16 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 25/08/1956 | Round 17 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 23 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 01/09/1956 | Round 18 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 31 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 08/09/1956 | Semi Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | NADL by 39 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |
| 22/09/1956 | Preliminary Final | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 20 | Colin Aamodt | unknown |