1956 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-1-5, P%: 56.5)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeo, Alby | 1 | 0 | R03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, Laurie | 21 | 13 | -1- | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1956 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 3 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 2 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 30 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 3 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WADL by 40 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 4 | West Torrens | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 5 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 73 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 6 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 12 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 7 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 38 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 8 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 13 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 9 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 78 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 10 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 42 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 11 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 33 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 12 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 16 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 13 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 32 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 14 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 11 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 15 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 44 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 16 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 16 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 25/08/1956 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 5 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 01/09/1956 | Round 18 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 28 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 15/09/1956 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 36 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 22/09/1956 | Preliminary Final | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 20 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 29/09/1956 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 16 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |