1956 SANFL Season: North Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of North Adelaide for the 1956 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in a semi final, North Adelaide were defeated by West Adelaide in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season 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 | #5, #21, ... | 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 | #15, #9, ... | 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 | #16, #18 | 10 | 2 | R01-02, R06-11, R13-14 |
| Fuller, Geoff | #8, #15, ... | 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 | #20, #22 | 3 | 1 | R01, R06-07 |
| Lindner, Don | #9 | 18 | 24 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, PF |
| Linke, Allan | #24 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Lynch, Brian | #18, #22, ... | 7 | 2 | R03, R05-07, R12-13, R16 |
| McCann, Neil | #2, #8 | 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 | #19, #20 | 20 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Sheppard, Peter | #17, #21 | 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 | #12, #17 | 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 | #11, #10, ... | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R08-18, SF, PF |
| Weston, Lloyd | #5, #18, ... | 6 | 0 | R01-04, SF, PF |
| Whitford, Malcolm | #10, #6 | 17 | 28 | R04-18, SF, PF |
| Yates, Barry | #15, #23 | 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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.