1956 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 7-1-10, P%: 88.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur, Graham | #2 | 17 | 10 | R01-16, R18 |
| Barton, George | #9 | 9 | 0 | R07-11, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Coghlan, Kevin | #6 | 13 | 21 | R01-10, R16-18 |
| Considine, Frank | #7 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R07, R09-11, R15 |
| Considine, Maurie | #28 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R09 |
| Cooper, John | #5 | 16 | 14 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Douglas, Don | #38 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Edwards, Brendan | #29 | 9 | 1 | R01, R11-18 |
| Egerton, Ian | #32 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-06, R10 |
| Elsworth, Bill | #19 | 6 | 3 | R08-10, R12-13, R17 |
| Falconer, Brian | #36 | 7 | 0 | R12-18 |
| Gent, Don | #26 | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Hancock, George | #34 | 5 | 5 | R07-08, R16-18 |
| Hinks, Ian | #11 | 4 | 0 | R14-17 |
| Horrocks, Rod | #37 | 3 | 0 | R07-09 |
| Howells, Geoff | #25 | 5 | 1 | R14-18 |
| Hughes, Alf | #12 | 3 | 0 | R01, R12-13 |
| Jose, Max | #13 | 12 | 0 | R04-13, R16, R18 |
| Kaine, Les | #1 | 13 | 20 | R01-08, R12-15, R18 |
| Kanis, Peter | #18 | 3 | 2 | R06, R10-11 |
| Kann, Brian | #22 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Kennedy, John | #10 | 10 | 0 | R01-09, R11 |
| Maginness, Norm | #35 | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R09-18 |
| Northcote, Kevin | #25 | 3 | 0 | R12-13, R15 |
| O'Brien, Phil | #15 | 7 | 7 | R05-06, R14-18 |
| O'Mahoney, John | #3 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Pearson, Ian | #30 | 5 | 2 | R02-04, R14-15 |
| Peck, John | #23 | 18 | 31 | R01-18 |
| Simmonds, Roy | #27 | 16 | 2 | R02-09, R11-18 |
| Thompson, Clayton | #20 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Voigt, Noel | #17 | 8 | 3 | R01-03, R09-13 |
| Waters, Bryan | #33 | 3 | 0 | R12-14 |
| Wilkinson, Lance | #16 | 12 | 2 | R01-10, R16-17 |
| Woodley, Allan | #24 | 17 | 8 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Yeoman, Ray | #21 | 17 | 13 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Young, Garry | #31 | 4 | 8 | R08-11 |
| Young, Maurie | #8 | 8 | 0 | R02-05, R10-13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Jack | 18 | 7 | -1- | 10 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Brian Kann | Don Gent | Allan Woodley |
| Half-Back: | Norm Maginness | Max Jose | Roy Simmonds |
| Centre: | Brendan Edwards | John O'Mahoney | Lance Wilkinson |
| Half-Forward: | Graham Arthur | Clayton Thompson | John Cooper |
| Forward: | Noel Voigt | John Peck | Kevin Coghlan |
| Follower: | John Kennedy | Les Kaine | Ray Yeoman |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 18 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 32 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 21 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 6 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 21 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 3 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 9 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 34 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 25 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 23/06/1956 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | Jack Hale | Graham Arthur |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 38 | Jack Hale | John Kennedy |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 26 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 17 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 43 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 7 | Jack Hale | Roy Simmonds |