1956 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-1-11, P%: 88.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs, Stan | #40 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Campbell, Neville | #29 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 16 | 15 | R01-13, R15-17 |
| Crough, Gerald | #9 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R15-16 |
| Dorgan, Jim | #11 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Elder, John | #39 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Evans, Barry | #16 | 3 | 1 | R08-10 |
| Ferguson, John | #34 | 8 | 3 | R01-08 |
| Gillett, Ian | #28 | 13 | 7 | R01, R04-06, R10-18 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 16 | 16 | R01-09, R11, R13-18 |
| Grant, Trevor | #21 | 7 | 0 | R10-12, R14-16, R18 |
| Gunn, Bill | #8 | 8 | 28 | R04-09, R11-12 |
| Hicks, Ellis | #24 | 5 | 1 | R01-03, R06-07 |
| Hogan, Kevin | #22 | 16 | 3 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Hudson, Jack | #31 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R16-17 |
| Jeffrey, Bernie | #29 | 4 | 7 | R13-14, R16-17 |
| Keyter, Don | #1 | 17 | 16 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Lane, Clarrie | #6 | 6 | 5 | R03-04, R09, R16-18 |
| Lane, Eddie | #27 | 8 | 5 | R01-03, R06, R10-11, R13-14 |
| Ledwidge, John | #35 | 11 | 2 | R02-05, R09-15 |
| Leslie, Lewis | #15 | 2 | 0 | R12, R18 |
| Matthews, Don | #17 | 15 | 7 | R01-06, R08-12, R14-17 |
| McCormack, Ken | #36 | 8 | 2 | R01-03, R08, R15-18 |
| McDonald, Gerry | #18 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R08 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #25 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R12-14, R16 |
| McNeill, Neil | #23 | 4 | 1 | R03, R07-08, R16 |
| Melesso, Neil | 3 | 0 | R13-15 | |
| Monks, Ian | #4 | 12 | 7 | R01-02, R04-05, R07, R11-16, R18 |
| Nelson, Daryl | #5 | 4 | 0 | R13-15, R18 |
| Oaten, Max | #19 | 5 | 5 | R09-11, R14, R18 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 11 | 6 | R05-13, R15, R18 |
| Primmer, Frank | #33 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R07-10, R18 |
| Reed, Ray | #30 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Ryan, Peter | #32 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Seymour, Ken | #24 | 6 | 5 | R13-18 |
| Sibun, Mick | #7 | 15 | 6 | R03-13, R15-18 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 14 | 17 | R05-18 |
| Tagliabue, Gerald | #37 | 5 | 0 | R09-10, R12, R15, R17 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 15 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R07-18 |
| Taylor, Ron | #32 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Trethowan, John | #20 | 16 | 1 | R02-15, R17-18 |
| Younger, Marshall | #12 | 8 | 2 | R01-07, R17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews, Herbie | 18 | 6 | -1- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 37 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 21 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 10 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 12 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 39 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 04/06/1956 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 15 | Herbie Matthews | unknown |
| 23/06/1956 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 23 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 41 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 6 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 7 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 32 | Herbie Matthews | Ian Gillett |