1956 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1956 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 89.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Owen | #16 | 12 | 23 | R03-04, R06-14, R18 |
| Aston, Ian | #6 | 12 | 2 | R03, R05-06, R08-14, R16-17 |
| Campbell, Graham | #20 | 8 | 4 | R10-15, R17-18 |
| Carr, Reg | #4 | 9 | 0 | R07-11, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Chapman, James | #1 | 7 | 1 | R02-05, R16-18 |
| Chivers, Dave | #41 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Clark, Wally | #7 | 7 | 8 | R07-09, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Cunningham, Matt | #34 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Darrigan, Kevin | #28 | 11 | 4 | R03, R05-08, R10-13, R16-17 |
| Davey, Colin | #11 | 16 | 1 | R01-15, R18 |
| Dodd, Colin | #19 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 11 | 4 | R01-10, R18 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R04-09, R11-18 |
| Galpin, Max | #31 | 4 | 0 | R01, R10-11, R16 |
| Gervasoni, Jack | #4 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R07-10, R12-18 |
| Gotch, Graham | #35 | 7 | 3 | R09-12, R15, R17-18 |
| Henderson, Bob | #23 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 16 | 13 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-18 |
| Knight, Graham | #27 | 8 | 10 | R09, R11, R13-18 |
| Lane, Bryan | #24 | 7 | 5 | R01-07 |
| MacGregor, Jack | #14 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| MacKenzie, Graeme | #29 | 14 | 1 | R01-14 |
| Murray, Kevin | #2 | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R10-18 |
| Ongarello, Tony | #5 | 14 | 33 | R01-10, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Pert, Brian | #3 | 9 | 4 | R01-06, R15-16, R18 |
| Seymour, Ken | #24 | 4 | 1 | R01, R05-06, R09 |
| Smith, Ivan | #22 | 4 | 0 | R12, R14-16 |
| Smith, Ron | #18 | 4 | 0 | R02, R04, R15-16 |
| Smyth, Leo | #21 | 11 | 7 | R01-02, R05-08, R11-13, R16-17 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 15 | 2 | R01-09, R11-16 |
| Vernon, Rod | #9 | 13 | 4 | R01-10, R12-13, R16 |
| Webb, Keith | #12 | 8 | 6 | R01, R06, R11-16 |
| Williams, Vin | #10 | 14 | 0 | R02-10, R13-15, R17-18 |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 8 | 5 | R07-08, R12-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 17 | 7 | -0- | 10 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Curcio, Frank | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R10 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 29 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 21 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 19 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 15 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 9 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 04/06/1956 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 45 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 23/06/1956 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 36 | Frank Curcio | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 16 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 10 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 9 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 28 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 49 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 13 | Bill Stephen | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Bill Stephen | 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.