1956 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
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 |