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