1956 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-2, P%: 146.0)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Frank | #6 | 7 | 3 | R10-11, R14, R17-18, SF, GF |
| Barassi, Ron | #31 | 19 | 27 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, GF |
| Beckwith, John | #30 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Bull, Tony | #29 | 7 | 1 | R02-04, R06-08, R10 |
| Carroll, Keith | #19 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Case, Geoff | #7 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R15 |
| Cook, Peter | #21 | 7 | 3 | R04-06, R11, R14-16 |
| Cordner, Denis | #1 | 20 | 2 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Dixon, Brian | #9 | 17 | 5 | R01, R04-10, R12-18, SF, GF |
| Gleeson, Terry | #28 | 10 | 2 | R01, R03, R09-10, R15-18, SF, GF |
| Johnson, Bob | #18 | 19 | 43 | R01-14, R16-18, SF, GF |
| Johnson, Trevor | #14 | 20 | 1 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Jones, Dennis | #27 | 2 | 1 | R11-12 |
| Laidlaw, Clyde | #16 | 18 | 5 | R01-13, R16-18, SF, GF |
| Lane, Ralph | #34 | 18 | 2 | R01-17, GF |
| Marquis, Peter | #3 | 15 | 4 | R05-16, R18, SF, GF |
| McGivern, Geoff | #17 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R07-08, R10, R12-15, R18, SF |
| McLean, Ian | #5 | 14 | 1 | R01-05, R09-17 |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 19 | 2 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, GF |
| Melville, Ken | #38 | 19 | 1 | R01-03, R05-18, SF, GF |
| Mithen, Laurie | #11 | 18 | 8 | R01-09, R12-18, SF, GF |
| Ridley, Ian | #24 | 20 | 40 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Sandral, Jim | #8 | 15 | 2 | R04-05, R07-13, R15-18, SF, GF |
| Spencer, Stuart | #12 | 19 | 42 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, GF |
| Webb, Athol | #15 | 20 | 28 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Williams, Don | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-14, R17-18, SF, GF |
| Wilson, Colin | #33 | 2 | 0 | R02, R06 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 20 | 18 | -0- | 2 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | John Beckwith | Peter Marquis | Trevor Johnson |
| Half-Back: | Don Williams | Noel McMahen | Keith Carroll |
| Centre: | Frank Adams | Ken Melville | Brian Dixon |
| Half-Forward: | Jim Sandral | Clyde Laidlaw | Laurie Mithen |
| Forward: | Bob Johnson | Athol Webb | Ian Ridley |
| Follower: | Denis Cordner | Ron Barassi | Stuart Spencer |
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 1 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 33 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 43 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 26 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 19 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 8 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 42 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 18 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 14 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 68 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 23/06/1956 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 23 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 38 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 34 | Norm Smith | Ken Melville |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 15 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 13 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 28 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 43 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 01/09/1956 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 16 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |
| 15/09/1956 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 73 | Norm Smith | Noel McMahen |