1956 Season Records

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Win-Loss Record

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18
Carlton L L W W W W W W L W L W L D W W L L
Collingwood W W L W L W L W W W W W W W W L W L
Essendon W L W W W L L L L W L L W W W L W W
Fitzroy L W W L W W W L L L L L L W L L W L
Geelong W W W W L L W W W L W W W W W W L L
Hawthorn L W L W W W L L W L L L L L D W L W
Melbourne W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W L W W
North Melbourne W L L L L L W L L L L L L L L W L L
Richmond L L W L L L L L L W W L W L L W W L
St Kilda L L L L L L W L L L L W W D L L L W
Sydney L L L L L W L W W L W L L L D W L W
Western Bulldogs W W L L W L L W W W W W L W L L W W

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Highest Scores

Score Team Quarters Score Team Quarters Score Venue Date
129 St Kilda 1.1 8.5 9.5 20.9 129 North Melbourne 3.3 4.4 7.8 7.9 51 Junction Oval 7-July-1956
129 Geelong 2.2 6.8 10.13 19.15 129 North Melbourne 3.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 47 Arden St 14-July-1956
121 Melbourne 2.4 6.11 10.16 17.19 121 Collingwood 3.3 4.3 5.6 6.12 48 M.C.G. 15-Sept-1956
117 Essendon 9.3 13.4 15.5 18.9 117 St Kilda 3.3 5.8 7.16 9.23 77 Windy Hill 5-May-1956
114 Richmond 4.2 9.8 13.10 17.12 114 Collingwood 3.6 5.8 6.11 11.12 78 Punt Rd 28-Apr-1956
114 Melbourne 5.3 10.6 12.10 16.18 114 North Melbourne 3.2 8.3 11.4 11.5 71 M.C.G. 11-Aug-1956
112 Geelong 4.5 9.9 12.11 16.16 112 Hawthorn 3.0 8.3 12.6 15.10 100 Glenferrie Oval 28-Apr-1956
110 Geelong 2.1 6.7 9.9 16.14 110 North Melbourne 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.10 22 Kardinia Park 21-Apr-1956
110 St Kilda 2.1 7.4 11.9 16.14 110 Richmond 3.5 7.7 12.8 16.9 105 Punt Rd 18-Aug-1956
108 Collingwood 2.2 7.9 9.12 15.18 108 Essendon 2.6 2.8 7.10 7.12 54 Victoria Park 30-June-1956
107 Essendon 3.2 6.10 11.11 15.17 107 North Melbourne 3.5 6.7 8.9 9.11 65 Arden St 28-Apr-1956
107 Carlton 4.1 8.9 11.15 15.17 107 Richmond 5.5 5.7 9.9 9.14 68 Punt Rd 19-May-1956
107 Geelong 1.4 4.12 10.14 15.17 107 Essendon 4.2 4.4 7.6 8.9 57 Kardinia Park 26-May-1956
107 Western Bulldogs 4.5 6.11 12.19 14.23 107 Essendon 4.2 6.6 8.6 12.11 83 Windy Hill 4-June-1956
107 Melbourne 2.3 9.10 13.14 15.17 107 Essendon 0.4 0.7 1.11 4.15 39 M.C.G. 9-June-1956

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Lowest Scores

Score Team Quarters Score Team Quarters Score Venue Date
22 North Melbourne 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.10 22 Geelong 2.1 6.7 9.9 16.14 110 Kardinia Park 21-Apr-1956
22 Collingwood 0.1 0.3 2.4 3.4 22 Carlton 0.1 2.4 6.12 8.16 64 Princes Park 12-May-1956
22 North Melbourne 1.0 2.1 2.4 3.4 22 Collingwood 5.1 7.4 9.8 9.10 64 Victoria Park 2-June-1956
26 Geelong 0.3 1.10 1.13 2.14 26 Collingwood 3.2 5.2 7.7 10.7 67 Victoria Park 19-May-1956
26 Sydney 1.2 1.2 2.4 3.8 26 Geelong 2.3 3.5 7.7 10.7 67 Kardinia Park 7-July-1956
27 St Kilda 0.3 0.6 0.6 3.9 27 Hawthorn 3.4 3.7 4.10 6.12 48 Junction Oval 12-May-1956
30 North Melbourne 0.3 3.8 3.9 3.12 30 Hawthorn 2.4 4.5 6.10 7.13 55 Glenferrie Oval 9-June-1956
31 Hawthorn 0.6 1.8 2.10 3.13 31 Richmond 0.0 0.4 3.5 8.6 54 Glenferrie Oval 14-July-1956
32 North Melbourne 1.1 2.4 2.4 4.8 32 Carlton 2.6 4.9 9.14 11.16 82 Arden St 28-July-1956
37 Fitzroy 0.0 3.3 4.4 5.7 37 Collingwood 5.5 5.5 9.9 12.10 82 Brunswick St 9-June-1956
39 Carlton 1.1 4.1 4.7 5.9 39 Essendon 1.3 4.6 7.9 9.13 67 Windy Hill 14-Apr-1956
39 Hawthorn 2.3 2.6 3.8 5.9 39 Carlton 4.4 7.6 8.10 10.13 73 Princes Park 2-June-1956
39 Essendon 0.4 0.7 1.11 4.15 39 Melbourne 2.3 9.10 13.14 15.17 107 M.C.G. 9-June-1956
39 North Melbourne 0.1 4.6 5.6 5.9 39 Western Bulldogs 4.5 5.7 5.11 6.13 49 Arden St 30-June-1956
41 St Kilda 2.0 4.2 4.2 5.11 41 North Melbourne 5.4 6.4 14.8 15.8 98 Arden St 14-Apr-1956

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Biggest Wins

Score Team Quarters Score Team Quarters Score Venue Date
88 Geelong 2.1 6.7 9.9 16.14 110 North Melbourne 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.10 22 Kardinia Park 21-Apr-1956
82 Geelong 2.2 6.8 10.13 19.15 129 North Melbourne 3.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 47 Arden St 14-July-1956
78 St Kilda 1.1 8.5 9.5 20.9 129 North Melbourne 3.3 4.4 7.8 7.9 51 Junction Oval 7-July-1956
73 Melbourne 2.4 6.11 10.16 17.19 121 Collingwood 3.3 4.3 5.6 6.12 48 M.C.G. 15-Sept-1956
68 Melbourne 2.3 9.10 13.14 15.17 107 Essendon 0.4 0.7 1.11 4.15 39 M.C.G. 9-June-1956
57 North Melbourne 5.4 6.4 14.8 15.8 98 St Kilda 2.0 4.2 4.2 5.11 41 Arden St 14-Apr-1956
54 Collingwood 2.2 7.9 9.12 15.18 108 Essendon 2.6 2.8 7.10 7.12 54 Victoria Park 30-June-1956
50 Geelong 1.4 4.12 10.14 15.17 107 Essendon 4.2 4.4 7.6 8.9 57 Kardinia Park 26-May-1956
50 Carlton 2.6 4.9 9.14 11.16 82 North Melbourne 1.1 2.4 2.4 4.8 32 Arden St 28-July-1956
49 North Melbourne 3.5 7.10 10.17 14.21 105 Fitzroy 1.1 4.3 6.6 8.8 56 Arden St 4-Aug-1956
47 Collingwood 4.4 10.7 12.9 14.16 100 Richmond 2.0 3.1 4.3 8.5 53 Victoria Park 21-July-1956
45 Collingwood 5.5 5.5 9.9 12.10 82 Fitzroy 0.0 3.3 4.4 5.7 37 Brunswick St 9-June-1956
43 Melbourne 5.5 8.9 10.15 12.18 90 Carlton 1.0 1.5 1.7 6.11 47 Princes Park 21-Apr-1956
43 Western Bulldogs 4.6 8.8 11.11 15.13 103 Hawthorn 2.1 6.1 6.4 9.6 60 Western Oval 11-Aug-1956
43 Melbourne 5.3 10.6 12.10 16.18 114 North Melbourne 3.2 8.3 11.4 11.5 71 M.C.G. 11-Aug-1956

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Win-Loss Record by Margin

Team 0 1-6 7-12 13-18 19-24 25-36 37-48 49-60 61-84 85-108 109-132 133+ 1-49 50-99 100+
Carlton 1 1-2 1-0 1-2 1-1 2-1 3-1 1-0 9-7 1-0
Collingwood 2-0 1-4 4-1 6-1 1-0 0-1 13-6 1-1
Essendon 2-0 1-2 1-0 1-2 3-0 2-1 0-2 0-1 10-5 0-3
Fitzroy 1-3 2-1 4-2 0-3 0-1 0-1 7-11
Geelong 3-1 2-1 1-0 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 10-6 3-0
Hawthorn 1 2-0 1-3 1-0 2-2 1-3 0-2 7-10
Melbourne 0-1 1-0 5-1 2-0 4-0 4-0 2-0 16-2 2-0
North Melbourne 0-3 0-1 0-3 1-4 2-1 0-2 0-1 2-11 1-4
Richmond 1-3 2-0 1-1 1-2 1-3 0-3 6-12
St Kilda 1 2-3 0-4 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 3-12 1-1
Sydney 1 1-2 2-1 1-1 1-3 1-1 0-3 6-11
Western Bulldogs 1-3 3-1 2-1 2-0 2-2 2-1 12-8

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Win-Loss Record by Quarter

W-D-L, cumulative points For-Against, and average For-Against, at each quarter's end.

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals
Carlton 6-2-10 310-328 (17.2-18.2) 9-0-9 358-277 (19.9-15.4) 8-0-10 277-326 (15.4-18.1) 13-1-4 359-216 (19.9-12.0) 36-3-33 1304-1147 (18.1-15.9)
Collingwood 10-3-8 411-313 (19.6-14.9) 12-0-9 430-385 (20.5-18.3) 12-1-8 425-318 (20.2-15.1) 8-1-12 362-370 (17.2-17.6) 42-5-37 1628-1386 (19.4-16.5)
Essendon 8-0-10 296-319 (16.4-17.7) 9-0-9 299-404 (16.6-22.4) 8-0-10 337-349 (18.7-19.4) 13-0-5 376-293 (20.9-16.3) 38-0-34 1308-1365 (18.2-19.0)
Fitzroy 7-1-10 254-325 (14.1-18.1) 12-0-6 361-272 (20.1-15.1) 7-0-11 272-350 (15.1-19.4) 7-1-10 303-385 (16.8-21.4) 33-2-37 1190-1332 (16.5-18.5)
Geelong 10-0-9 292-268 (15.4-14.1) 11-0-8 399-334 (21.0-17.6) 11-0-8 350-300 (18.4-15.8) 10-1-8 427-312 (22.5-16.4) 42-1-33 1468-1214 (19.3-16.0)
Hawthorn 8-2-8 315-302 (17.5-16.8) 5-2-11 292-405 (16.2-22.5) 7-0-11 259-309 (14.4-17.2) 9-0-9 327-326 (18.2-18.1) 29-4-39 1193-1342 (16.6-18.6)
Melbourne 9-2-9 339-307 (16.9-15.3) 14-0-6 452-246 (22.6-12.3) 12-2-6 403-261 (20.1-13.1) 12-0-8 436-277 (21.8-13.8) 47-4-29 1630-1091 (20.4-13.6)
North Melbourne 11-0-7 304-300 (16.9-16.7) 6-0-12 323-378 (17.9-21.0) 7-0-11 241-347 (13.4-19.3) 4-0-14 170-466 (9.4-25.9) 28-0-44 1038-1491 (14.4-20.7)
Richmond 8-1-9 309-346 (17.2-19.2) 6-0-12 273-415 (15.2-23.1) 11-0-7 363-298 (20.2-16.6) 8-0-10 332-412 (18.4-22.9) 33-1-38 1277-1471 (17.7-20.4)
St Kilda 7-1-10 269-377 (14.9-20.9) 7-2-9 293-356 (16.3-19.8) 9-0-9 286-307 (15.9-17.1) 8-1-9 322-290 (17.9-16.1) 31-4-37 1170-1330 (16.3-18.5)
Sydney 6-2-10 314-322 (17.4-17.9) 7-0-11 311-386 (17.3-21.4) 7-1-10 273-349 (15.2-19.4) 7-1-10 312-317 (17.3-17.6) 27-4-41 1210-1374 (16.8-19.1)
Western Bulldogs 15-0-5 404-310 (20.2-15.5) 12-0-8 430-363 (21.5-18.1) 11-0-9 296-268 (14.8-13.4) 10-0-10 293-355 (14.7-17.8) 48-0-32 1423-1296 (17.8-16.2)

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Time Breakdowns

Not available - this needs play-by-play/scoring-timeline data (when each score happened within a game), which isn't in the imported dataset.

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Debuts

AFL Debuts Club Debuts
Player Match Round Age Player Match Round Age
Vic Garra Carlton v Essendon R1 20y 200d Brian Molony St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 23y 144d
Brian Gray Collingwood v Hawthorn R1 18y 53d Kevin Clarke Carlton v Essendon R1 24y 294d
Dick OBree Collingwood v Hawthorn R1 19y 314d Keith Robinson Carlton v Essendon R1 25y 254d
Bill Serong Collingwood v Hawthorn R1 19y 345d Keith Batchelor North Melbourne v St Kilda R1 25y 193d
Fred Lynch Essendon v Carlton R1 19y 340d Hugh Morris St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 24y 83d
Matt Cunningham Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R1 22y 46d Peter OSullivan North Melbourne v St Kilda R1 23y 328d
Max Galpin Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R1 20y 262d Ian Monks Sydney v Geelong R1 24y 252d
Bryan Lane Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R1 19y 146d Ivan Baumgartner St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 22y 34d
Graeme MacKenzie Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R1 21y 37d Bruce Murray St Kilda v Western Bulldogs R2 23y 58d
Ken Seymour Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R1 25y 211d Ian Pearson Hawthorn v Richmond R2 22y 72d
Noel Dickson Western Bulldogs v Fitzroy R1 22y 109d John Elder Sydney v Fitzroy R3 23y 295d
George McGrath Geelong v Sydney R1 20y 150d John Robson St Kilda v Essendon R4 22y 298d
Fred Wooller Geelong v Sydney R1 17y 176d Alan Dale St Kilda v Fitzroy R6 26y 187d
John Cooper Hawthorn v Collingwood R1 22y 327d Norm Thompson St Kilda v Richmond R7 22y 346d
Brendan Edwards Hawthorn v Collingwood R1 20y 27d Graham Peck St Kilda v Melbourne R8 26y 18d
Les Kaine Hawthorn v Collingwood R1 19y 250d Frank Munro Richmond v Hawthorn R13 22y 78d
Charlie Marendaz North Melbourne v St Kilda R1 20y 225d Ken Seymour Sydney v Collingwood R13 25y 302d
Noel Teasdale North Melbourne v St Kilda R1 18y 103d
Bud Annand St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 22y 301d
Ray Barrett St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 21y 81d
Jim Byrne St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 22y 297d
Paul Dodd St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 18y 217d
Jack Mulrooney St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 21y 234d
Jim Stephenson St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 21y 245d
Brian Walsh St Kilda v North Melbourne R1 21y 172d
Gerald Crough Sydney v Geelong R1 18y 109d
Ellis Hicks Sydney v Geelong R1 21y 187d
Don Matthews Sydney v Geelong R1 19y 204d
Marshall Younger Sydney v Geelong R1 16y 329d
Max Ellis Carlton v Melbourne R2 22y 252d
Don Nicholls Carlton v Melbourne R2 19y 150d
Ron ODwyer Carlton v Melbourne R2 18y 76d
Ken Hedt Collingwood v Sydney R2 19y 158d
Brian Buckley Western Bulldogs v St Kilda R2 21y 23d
Don Whitten Western Bulldogs v St Kilda R2 20y 218d
Les May Geelong v North Melbourne R2 22y 15d
Maurie Young Hawthorn v Richmond R2 19y 45d
Ken Dean North Melbourne v Geelong R2 17y 255d
Bill Carrick Richmond v Hawthorn R2 21y 150d
Tom Simpson Richmond v Hawthorn R2 23y 15d
Bryan King St Kilda v Western Bulldogs R2 20y 269d
Brian McCarthy St Kilda v Western Bulldogs R2 20y 92d
Kevan Hamilton Carlton v St Kilda R3 22y 87d
Bob Suter Essendon v North Melbourne R3 27y 324d
Ian Aston Fitzroy v Sydney R3 18y 197d
Graham Thompson Western Bulldogs v Melbourne R3 19y 242d
Bruce Bartle Geelong v Hawthorn R3 18y 98d
John Goldsmith Geelong v Hawthorn R3 24y 316d
Dal Dozzi North Melbourne v Essendon R3 19y 140d
Bill Evely Richmond v Collingwood R3 21y 276d
Col Saddington Richmond v Collingwood R3 18y 307d
Colin Bock St Kilda v Carlton R3 21y 212d
Peter Clancy St Kilda v Carlton R3 21y 88d
Frank Hanrahan St Kilda v Carlton R3 18y 99d
William Young St Kilda v Carlton R3 24y 327d
Ray Lalor Essendon v St Kilda R4 19y 249d
Don Rawson Western Bulldogs v Collingwood R4 19y 113d
Peter Cook Melbourne v Fitzroy R4 23y 186d
Jim Sandral Melbourne v Fitzroy R4 23y 76d
Fred MacQuire North Melbourne v Carlton R4 19y 166d
Ken Ward Richmond v Geelong R4 20y 218d
Brian Muir St Kilda v Essendon R4 19y 299d
Max Davidson Collingwood v Carlton R5 21y 287d
Ken Turner Collingwood v Carlton R5 20y 317d
Max Cross Western Bulldogs v Sydney R5 21y 306d
Ian Crewes North Melbourne v Fitzroy R5 18y 8d
Les Amery Richmond v Essendon R5 21y 147d
Bill Waldron St Kilda v Hawthorn R5 21y 91d
Bob Skilton Sydney v Western Bulldogs R5 17y 186d
Ross Ousley Carlton v Richmond R6 19y 77d
Max Nixon Essendon v Sydney R6 24y 147d
Ray Broadway Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn R6 18y 114d
Fred Le Deux Geelong v Collingwood R6 21y 167d
John Helmer Geelong v Essendon R7 18y 128d
George Barton Hawthorn v Fitzroy R7 21y 277d
Don Douglas Hawthorn v Fitzroy R7 21y 232d
George Hancock Hawthorn v Fitzroy R7 25y 131d
Laurie Dwyer North Melbourne v Sydney R7 17y 202d
Gordon Andrews Richmond v St Kilda R7 21y 197d
Garry Young Hawthorn v Carlton R8 16y 328d
Alex Cuthbertson St Kilda v Melbourne R8 24y 358d
Byron Guthrie Western Bulldogs v Essendon R8 20y 159d
Martin Davis Richmond v Sydney R8 19y 190d
Vic Naismith Richmond v Sydney R8 20y 34d
Barry Evans Sydney v Richmond R8 20y 119d
Graham Gotch Fitzroy v Collingwood R9 19y 308d
Stan Biggs Sydney v St Kilda R9 21y 90d
Max Oaten Sydney v St Kilda R9 21y 135d
Gerald Tagliabue Sydney v St Kilda R9 20y 268d
Graham Borrack Collingwood v St Kilda R10 19y 29d
Merv Hicks Collingwood v St Kilda R10 19y 300d
Eric Nicholls Geelong v Western Bulldogs R10 16y 245d
Fred Cole St Kilda v Collingwood R10 20y 20d
Graham Campbell Fitzroy v Carlton R10 19y 337d
Colin Dodd Fitzroy v Carlton R10 26y 29d
Ian Brewer Collingwood v Essendon R11 20y 15d
Dennis Jones Melbourne v Hawthorn R11 19y 230d
Colin Crampton North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs R11 23y 72d
Ray McGaw Richmond v Fitzroy R11 18y 271d
Peter Ryan Sydney v Carlton R11 19y 291d
Ivan Smith Fitzroy v Western Bulldogs R12 22y 189d
Ron Henriksen Western Bulldogs v Fitzroy R12 19y 291d
Brian Falconer Hawthorn v Collingwood R12 23y 35d
Kevin Northcote Hawthorn v Collingwood R12 17y 346d
Bryan Waters Hawthorn v Collingwood R12 18y 168d
Bernie Jeffrey Sydney v Collingwood R13 22y 315d
Neil Melesso Sydney v Collingwood R13 25y 98d
Graeme Fellowes Collingwood v Richmond R14 22y 174d
Jack Clarkson Essendon v North Melbourne R14 21y 144d
Peter McRae Western Bulldogs v Melbourne R14 18y 285d
Bernie Ryan Geelong v Hawthorn R14 21y 346d
Brian Buckley Carlton v Collingwood R16 21y 1d
Maurie Pope Carlton v Collingwood R16 19y 335d
Keith Wilson North Melbourne v Fitzroy R16 20y 222d
Bob Shearman Essendon v Sydney R17 16y 332d
Dave Chivers Fitzroy v St Kilda R17 20y 199d
Des Tobin North Melbourne v Sydney R18 17y 273d

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Milestones

Player Milestone Rank Player Milestone Rank
Round 1
Kevin Coghlan 100 goals 250th
Tony Ongarello 100 goals 251st
Round 2
Vin English 100 games 622nd
Thorold Merrett 100 games 623rd
Bill Twomey 150 games 205th
Round 3
Norm Johnstone 200 games 46th
Round 4
Jack Mills 100 games 624th
Bernie Smith 150 games 206th
Round 5
Roy Simmonds 100 games 625th
Round 6
Bob Brooker 100 games 626th
Mick Sibun 100 games 627th
Round 7
Des Rowe 150 games 207th
Roy Wright 150 games 208th
Round 8
Roy Wright 100 goals 252nd
Round 10
Allan Cooke 100 games 628th
Laurie Kerr 100 games 629th
Round 11
Herb Henderson 100 games 630th
Round 12
Geoff McGivern 100 games 631st
Bob Davis 150 games 209th
Round 13
Peter Pianto 100 games 632nd Ron Branton 100 goals 253rd
Russell Renfrey 200 games 47th
Round 15
Michael Twomey 100 games 633rd Neil Trezise 200 goals 90th
Ian Gillett 100 games 634th
Round 17
Bruce Comben 100 games 635th Allen Aylett 100 goals 254th
Round 18
John Beckwith 100 games 636th
Denis Cordner 150 games 210th
Round SF
Ted Whitten 100 games 637th

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