1956 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1956 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach Jack Hale
Captain(s) John Kennedy Sr.
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
Night series 1st round
VFL season 7–10–1 (7th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairest Roy Simmonds
Leading goalkicker John Peck (31)
Highest home attendance24,000 (Round 1 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance11,000 (Round 9 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance16,778
← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 32nd season in the Victorian Football League and 55th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Night Series Cup

The night series cup was a knockout tournament contested by the teams who didn't qualify for the finals.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Thursday, 30 August Richmond 12.10 (82)9.19 (73)Lost by 9 points Lake Oval (A)15,200

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 14 April (2:15 pm) Collingwood 8.17 (65)14.13 (97)Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H)24,0000–1
2Saturday, 21 April (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.13 (85)16.10 (106)Won by 21 points Punt Road Oval (A)16,0001–1
3Saturday, 28 April (2:15 pm) Geelong 15.10 (100)16.16 (112)Lost by 12 points Glenferrie Oval (H)20,0001–2
4Saturday, 5 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 6.17 (53)8.11 (59)Won by 6 points Lake Oval (A)18,5002–2
5Saturday, 12 May (2:15 pm) St Kilda 3.9 (27)6.12 (48)Won by 21 points Junction Oval (A)12,2503–2
6Saturday, 19 May (2:15 pm) Footscray 10.14 (74)10.11 (71)Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)22,0004–2
7Saturday, 26 May (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 8.10 (58)9.13 (67)Lost by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,0004–3
8Saturday, 2 June (2:15 pm) Carlton 10.13 (73)5.9 (39)Lost by 34 points Princes Park (A)33,5574–4
9Saturday, 9 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 7.13 (55)3.12 (30)Won by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0005–4
10Saturday, 23 June (2:15 pm) Essendon 12.20 (92)10.11 (71)Lost by 21 points Windy Hill (A)17,0005–5
11Saturday, 30 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 5.12 (42)11.14 (80)Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,5005–6
12Saturday, 7 July (2:15 pm) Collingwood 11.18 (84)8.10 (58)Lost by 26 points Victoria Park (A)17,1505–7
13Saturday, 14 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 3.13 (31)8.6 (54)Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)13,0005–8
14Saturday, 21 July (2:15 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85)10.14 (74)Lost by 11 points Kardinia Park (A)13,3735–9
15Saturday, 28 July (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 10.18 (78)12.6 (78)Draw Glenferrie Oval (H)12,5005–9–1
16Saturday, 4 August (2:15 pm) St Kilda 15.8 (98)12.9 (81)Won by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,0006–9–1
17Saturday, 11 August (2:15 pm) Footscray 15.13 (103)9.6 (60)Lost by 43 points Western Oval (A)16,4926–10–1
18Saturday, 18 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 9.16 (70)10.17 (77)Won by 7 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)7,5007–10–1
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Melbourne (P)1816201429979146.064
2 Collingwood 18135014201128125.952
3 Geelong 18135014271171121.952
4 Footscray 18117013231159114.244
5 Carlton 18107113041147113.742
6 Essendon 1810801308136595.840
7 Hawthorn 1871011193134288.930
8 Fitzroy 1871101190133289.328
9 South Melbourne 1861111210137488.126
10 Richmond 1861201277147186.824
11 St Kilda 1841311170133088.018
12 North Melbourne 1831501038149169.612

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 70.8
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1956 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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