1956 TANFL Season: New Town
These are the details of the premiership results of New Town for the 1956 TANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating New Norfolk in a semi final and defeating Sandy Bay in the preliminary final, New Town defeated North Hobart in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 TANFL Season
Team:
New Town
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 |
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.