1956 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1956 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 113.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasy, Doug | #17 | 18 | 15 | R01-18 |
| Bergin, Kevin | #36 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Berner, Leon | #20 | 6 | 0 | R07, R10, R15-18 |
| Bosustow, Bob | #4 | 9 | 1 | R01-03, R05, R10-12, R14-15 |
| Buckley, Brian | #35 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Chick, John | #23 | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R11, R13-18 |
| Clarke, Kevin | #16 | 18 | 10 | R01-18 |
| Comben, Bruce | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Crowe, Bob | #34 | 7 | 16 | R01-03, R06-09 |
| Donaldson, Graham | #13 | 16 | 14 | R01-16 |
| Ellis, Jack | #8 | 3 | 6 | R04-05, R18 |
| Ellis, Max | #21 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| English, Vin | #14 | 17 | 1 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Ferry, George | #25 | 15 | 0 | R02-13, R16-18 |
| Garra, Vic | #24 | 9 | 3 | R01-04, R07-11 |
| Gilchrist, Graham | #28 | 13 | 4 | R01, R04-10, R12-15, R18 |
| Hamilton, Kevan | #5 | 11 | 22 | R03-05, R08-14, R17 |
| Hands, Ken | #1 | 17 | 7 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Holt, Colin | #27 | 10 | 0 | R07-08, R10-12, R14-18 |
| James, John | #10 | 16 | 3 | R01, R03-09, R11-18 |
| Kerr, Laurie | #11 | 18 | 20 | R01-18 |
| Mills, Jack | #9 | 16 | 17 | R01, R04-18 |
| Milroy, Bill | #2 | 17 | 11 | R02-18 |
| Munro, Frank | #36 | 4 | 1 | R01, R03, R06-07 |
| Nicholls, Don | #12 | 15 | 5 | R02-06, R09-18 |
| O'Brien, Kevin | #22 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| O'Dwyer, Ron | #7 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Ousley, Ross | #33 | 8 | 10 | R06-07, R12-17 |
| Pope, Maurie | #32 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Robertson, Ron | #21 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Robinson, Keith | #6 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Sullivan, Jack | #30 | 15 | 9 | R04-18 |
| Webster, Peter | #3 | 17 | 1 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Zeunert, Denis | #19 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis, Jim | 18 | 10 | -1- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 43 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 22 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 8 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 42 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 39 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 1 | Jim Francis | Laurie Kerr |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 34 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 1 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 23/06/1956 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 36 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 19 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 40 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 50 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 13 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 17 | Jim Francis | Ken Hands |
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.