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