1956 TANFL Season: New Town
These are the details of the premiership results for New Town for the 1956 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League). The team used New Town Oval as their home ground, playing six matches there (five as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating New Norfolk in the first semi final and defeating Sandy Bay in the preliminary final, New Town defeated North Hobart in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1956 TANFL Season
Team:
New Town
Club:
Glenorchy
Home Ground:
New Town Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 8-0-7, P%: 109.7)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough, Jack | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Strange, Barry | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough, Jack | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-15, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1956 | Round 1 | North Hobart | AWAY | LOSS | NHBT by 29 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 14/04/1956 | Round 2 | Sandy Bay | HOME | LOSS | SABY by 84 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 3 | Clarence | AWAY | WIN | NWTN by 33 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Hobart | AWAY | WIN | NWTN by 8 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | New Norfolk | HOME | WIN | NWTN by 7 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | North Hobart | HOME | LOSS | NHBT by 6 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 7 | Sandy Bay | AWAY | WIN | NWTN by 72 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 8 | Clarence | HOME | LOSS | CLNC by 4 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 16/06/1956 | Round 9 | Hobart | HOME | WIN | NWTN by 6 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 10 | New Norfolk | AWAY | LOSS | NWNF by 6 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 11 | North Hobart | AWAY | LOSS | NHBT by 27 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 12 | Sandy Bay | HOME | WIN | NWTN by 24 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 13 | Clarence | AWAY | WIN | NWTN by 111 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 14 | Hobart | AWAY | WIN | NWTN by 29 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 15 | New Norfolk | AWAY | LOSS | NWNF by 17 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Semi Final | New Norfolk | HOME | WIN | NWTN by 11 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 01/09/1956 | Preliminary Final | Sandy Bay | AWAY | WIN | NWTN by 9 | Jack Rough | unknown |
| 08/09/1956 | Grand Final | North Hobart | AWAY | WIN | NWTN by 3 | Jack Rough | unknown |