1956 SANFL season

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1956 SANFL season
Teams10
Premiers Port Adelaide
17th premiership
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
26th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Dave Boyd
Port Adelaide
Ken Farmer Medallist Rex Johns
Port Adelaide (70 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played76
Total attendance765,727 (10,075 per match)
Highest45,514 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. West Adelaide)
  1955
1957  

The 1956 South Australian National Football League season was the 77th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1956 SANFL Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Port Adelaide (P)181710170091165.1134
2 West Adelaide 1812511458112456.4725
3 North Adelaide 1810801330117653.0720
4 Norwood 1810801373140749.3920
5 West Torrens 1861111322136549.2013
6 Glenelg 1861111279161244.2413
7 South Adelaide 1861201244156644.2712
8 Sturt 1831411152169740.447
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals Series

Grand Final

1956 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday 29 September (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide def. West Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,514) Report
3.2 (20)
4.5 (29)
8.8 (56)
 12.9 (81)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.5 (11)
4.8 (32)
5.9 (39)
 9.11 (65)

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1956". Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.