1956 VFL Season: St Kilda
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-1-13, P%: 88.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annand, Bud | #18 | 16 | 8 | R01-03, R06-18 |
| Barrett, Ray | #28 | 5 | 3 | R01-03, R09-10 |
| Baumgartner, Ivan | #5 | 16 | 1 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Bock, Colin | #27 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R08 |
| Byrne, Jim | #34 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Callow, Allan | #29 | 3 | 2 | R05-06, R18 |
| Clancy, Peter | #36 | 14 | 14 | R03-16 |
| Cole, Fred | #40 | 1 | 1 | R10 |
| Cuthbertson, Alex | #41 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Dale, Alan | #16 | 13 | 1 | R06-18 |
| Davies, Harold | #12 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Dodd, Paul | #6 | 16 | 10 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-18 |
| Drinan, Keith | #25 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R11-17 |
| Fountain, Ron | #11 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Giblett, Michael | #36 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Gleeson, Bill | #24 | 3 | 7 | R09-10, R18 |
| Gleeson, Brian | #24 | 15 | 12 | R04-18 |
| Hanrahan, Frank | #43 | 6 | 1 | R03-05, R09-11 |
| Jeans, Allan | #14 | 17 | 4 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Jones, Geoff | #32 | 5 | 4 | R01-04, R07 |
| King, Bryan | #37 | 6 | 0 | R02-04, R15-17 |
| Linney, Neville | #1 | 9 | 8 | R01, R03-05, R08, R11-13, R16 |
| McCarthy, Brian | #33 | 12 | 0 | R02, R05-10, R14-18 |
| McDonald, Jack | #2 | 7 | 6 | R02-04, R06, R12, R17-18 |
| Mennie, Allan | #39 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Minihan, Graham | #35 | 12 | 1 | R01-02, R08, R10-18 |
| Molony, Brian | #42 | 13 | 2 | R01-07, R12-16, R18 |
| Morris, Hugh | #8 | 4 | 0 | R01, R04-05, R11 |
| Muir, Brian | #23 | 15 | 12 | R04-18 |
| Mulhall, Ken | #4 | 9 | 4 | R01, R06-09, R15-18 |
| Mulrooney, Jack | #9 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R04-07, R09, R11 |
| Murray, Bruce | #31 | 12 | 4 | R02-03, R07, R10-18 |
| Peck, Graham | #44 | 3 | 1 | R08, R13-14 |
| Roberts, Neil | #10 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Robson, John | #20 | 4 | 0 | R04-06, R11 |
| Stephenson, Jim | #19 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Stephenson, Max | #19 | 3 | 0 | R01, R10, R18 |
| Thompson, Norm | #40 | 5 | 1 | R07-08, R12-14 |
| Waldron, Bill | #34 | 8 | 0 | R05, R10-15, R17 |
| Walsh, Brian | #7 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Watt, Bob | #26 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R17 |
| Young, Bill | #15 | 16 | 56 | R03-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killigrew, Alan | 18 | 4 | -1- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 57 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 28 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | STKL by 20 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 15 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 16/06/1956 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 6 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 5 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 78 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 1 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 17 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 13 | Alan Killigrew | Keith Drinan |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 5 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |