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