1956 VFL Season: North Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 69.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylett, Allen | #17 | 17 | 17 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Barton, Bill | #23 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Batchelor, Keith | #18 | 16 | 0 | R01-15, R18 |
| Brady, John | #20 | 8 | 4 | R01, R03, R08-09, R15-18 |
| Brooker, Bob | #28 | 13 | 5 | R01-13 |
| Burt, Bobby | #8 | 4 | 0 | R05-06, R10, R12 |
| Crampton, Colin | #16 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Crewes, Ian | #26 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Dean, Ken | #9 | 10 | 2 | R02-04, R10-11, R13, R15-18 |
| Dean, Norm | #26 | 10 | 6 | R01-02, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Doolan, Neil | #12 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R06-07, R11 |
| Dozzi, Dal | #29 | 4 | 0 | R03, R15-17 |
| Dugdale, John | #6 | 18 | 14 | R01-18 |
| Dwyer, Laurie | #27 | 12 | 2 | R07-18 |
| Eastmure, Gerald | #14 | 15 | 10 | R01-06, R08, R10-15, R17-18 |
| Easton, Kevin | #34 | 6 | 6 | R01-06 |
| Edwards, Jack | #35 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| English, Garry | #4 | 16 | 1 | R02-14, R16-18 |
| Files, Roy | #15 | 4 | 5 | R10-13 |
| Ford, John | #25 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #11 | 14 | 0 | R01-14 |
| James, Ron | #3 | 3 | 0 | R05, R07, R09 |
| Johnson, Brian | #10 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Joiner, John | #36 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Macquire, Fred | #23 | 10 | 1 | R04-12, R16 |
| Mantello, Albert | #32 | 17 | 1 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Marendaz, Charlie | #1 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R08-10, R13 |
| Martyn, Bryan | #30 | 11 | 3 | R04-08, R13-18 |
| McLean, Tom | #16 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| McMahon, Kevin | #21 | 10 | 0 | R01-09, R13 |
| Neeson, Norm | #25 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| O'Halloran, Jack | #5 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| O'Sullivan, Peter | #19 | 10 | 4 | R01-04, R12, R14-18 |
| Reddick, Bill | #33 | 5 | 0 | R07-10, R13 |
| Ritchie, Max | #31 | 9 | 1 | R06-12, R14-15 |
| Russell, James | #15 | 8 | 0 | R04-05, R09, R14-18 |
| Spencer, Jock | #7 | 17 | 40 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Teasdale, Noel | #2 | 11 | 2 | R01-02, R05-07, R13-18 |
| Templar, Len | #24 | 15 | 5 | R03-04, R06-18 |
| Tobin, Des | #8 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Wilson, Keith | #26 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaudion, Charlie | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 57 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 88 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 42 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 39 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 42 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 25 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 16/06/1956 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 10 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 78 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 82 | Charlie Gaudion | Bob Brooker |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 31 | Charlie Gaudion | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 50 | Charlie Gaudion | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 49 | Charlie Gaudion | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 43 | Charlie Gaudion | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 32 | Charlie Gaudion | unknown |