1956 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1956 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 95.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Bill Hutchison
Vice-Captain:
Roy McConnell
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 17 | 2 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Booth, Stan | #2 | 17 | 21 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Burgess, Reg | #18 | 17 | 3 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Carmichael, Don | #32 | 5 | 0 | R12-16 |
| Carstairs, Jim | #20 | 11 | 6 | R01, R03-07, R12-16 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 16 | 10 | R01-09, R11, R13-18 |
| Clarkson, Jack | #29 | 2 | 1 | R14-15 |
| Dale, Alan | #16 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Dench, Doug | #6 | 9 | 0 | R04-12 |
| Diston, Morton | #12 | 7 | 0 | R07-08, R10-12, R17-18 |
| Fox, Robert | #24 | 15 | 8 | R01-02, R04-12, R14-16, R18 |
| Gallagher, Fred | #13 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Gamble, Jeff | #22 | 13 | 4 | R02, R05, R07, R09-18 |
| Gill, John | #3 | 14 | 11 | R01-04, R08-11, R13-18 |
| Harrington, Jack | #23 | 11 | 3 | R01-06, R08, R12-13, R17-18 |
| Heenan, Jim | #14 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 15 | 30 | R01-09, R11-13, R16-18 |
| Knowles, Jack | #21 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Lalor, Ray | #8 | 6 | 2 | R04-06, R09-10, R13 |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 15 | 7 | R01-02, R05-10, R12-18 |
| Lynch, Fred | #4 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R07-08 |
| McConnell, Roy | #25 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R11-12, R16-17 |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Nixon, Max | #17 | 6 | 1 | R06-11 |
| Pascoe, Mal | #34 | 17 | 13 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Prest, Warren | #28 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Shearman, Bob | #35 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Suter, Bob | #5 | 2 | 0 | R03, R05 |
| Taylor, Bob | #15 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R10, R12-15 |
| Towner, John | #33 | 10 | 1 | R06, R10-18 |
| Willey, Graham | #16 | 16 | 33 | R01-05, R08-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 22 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 12 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 50 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 04/06/1956 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 24 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 68 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 23/06/1956 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Dick Reynolds | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 54 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 31 | Dick Reynolds | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Dick Reynolds | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 12 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
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.