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