New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1956
Results
Round 1 - 7th/8th April 1956
Newtown 19-14-128 Balmain 7-13-55 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 24-16-160 Sydney University 7-12-54 Venue: Concord Oval
Eastern Suburbs 21-23-149 North Shore 10-13-73 Venue: North Sydney Oval
South Sydney 12-4-76 Liverpool 8-17-65 Venue: Rosedale Oval
St. George 14-13-97 Sydney Naval 21-15-141 Venue: Trumper Park -- Result overturned. St. George won on protest.
Round 2 - 14th/15th April 1956
Eastern Suburbs 14-11-95 South Sydney 10-24-84 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 13-17-95 North Shore 10-9-69 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Sydney Naval 14-11-95 Balmain 12-13-85 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 13-13-91 Western Suburbs 10-4-64 Venue: Concord Oval
Sydney University 19-6-120 Liverpool 13-18-96 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
Round 3 - 21st/22nd April 1956
North Shore 13-11-89 Newtown 11-15-81 Venue: Trumper Park
Sydney Naval 13-21-99 Liverpool 9-9-63 Venue: Rosedale Oval
South Sydney 13-13-91 Sydney University 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 9-12-66 Eastern Suburbs 8-12-60 Venue: Concord Oval
St. George 17-14-116 Balmain 5-12-42 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Round 4 - 28th/29th April 1956
Sydney Naval 14-22-106 North Shore 13-16-94 Venue: Trumper Park
Balmain 17-13-115 Liverpool 13-12-90 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Eastern Suburbs 11-13-79 Sydney University 11-7-73 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 7-12-54 South Sydney 5-14-44 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Western Suburbs 13-11-89 St. George 9-14-68 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Round 5 - 5th/6th May 1956
St. George 10-18-78 Newtown 10-11-71 Venue: Trumper Park
South Sydney 21-12-138 North Shore 15-13-103 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Western Suburbs 21-21-147 Liverpool 5-4-34 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Eastern Suburbs 10-19-79 Sydney Naval 11-10-76 Venue: Trumper Park
Balmain 11-8-74 Sydney University 10-11-71 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
Round 6 - 12th/13th May 1956
Eastern Suburbs 9-8-62 Newtown 6-15-51 Venue: Trumper Park
North Shore 23-17-155 Liverpool 10-7-67 Venue: North Sydney Oval
South Sydney 15-15-105 Sydney Naval 14-14-98 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 21-20-146 Balmain 6-6-42 Venue: Concord Oval
St. George 17-15-117 Sydney University 10-12-72 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Round 7 - 19th/20th May 1956
Western Suburbs 8-26-74 Sydney Naval 6-8-44 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 14-14-98 South Sydney 11-22-88 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Eastern Suburbs 18-15-123 Liverpool 16-13-109 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 17-20-122 Sydney University 3-4-22 Venue: Erskineville Oval
North Shore 6-18-54 Balmain 6-11-47 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 8 - 26th/27th May 1956
Sydney Naval 19-19-133 Sydney University 8-7-55 Venue: Trumper Park
South Sydney 13-14-92 Balmain 13-8-86 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 9-14-68 Liverpool 6-10-46 Venue: Erskineville Oval
St. George 15-12-102 Eastern Suburbs 12-9-81 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Western Suburbs 12-15-87 North Shore 9-12-66 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 9 - 2nd/3rd/4th June 1956
North Shore 18-16-124 Sydney University 7-8-50 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 9-16-70 Liverpool 7-21-63 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Eastern Suburbs 14-10-94 Balmain 5-5-35 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 14-11-95 Sydney Naval 2-6-18 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Western Suburbs 13-9-87 South Sydney 6-3-39 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 10 - 9th/10th June 1956
Eastern Suburbs 6-9-45 North Shore 4-7-31 Venue: Trumper Park
Liverpool 10-9-69 South Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Rosedale Oval
St. George 17-8-110 Sydney Naval 10-13-73 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Newtown 12-14-86 Balmain 5-4-34 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Western Suburbs 12-16-88 Sydney University 6-8-44 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 11 - 16th/17th June 1956
South Sydney 9-16-70 Eastern Suburbs 8-10-58 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 9-9-63 North Shore 7-10-52 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Liverpool 13-15-93 Sydney University 3-9-27 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Western Suburbs 11-8-74 Newtown 8-6-54 Venue: Concord Oval
Sydney Naval 10-6-66 Balmain 7-18-60 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 12 - 23rd/24th June 1956
Eastern Suburbs 11-10-76 Newtown 5-2-32 Venue: Trumper Park
Liverpool 6-20-56 North Shore 5-5-35 Venue: Erskineville Oval
St. George 15-16-106 Sydney University 6-4-40 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
Western Suburbs 16-12-108 Balmain 5-5-35 Venue: Concord Oval
Sydney Naval 18-18-126 South Sydney 9-14-68 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 13 - 30th June/1st July 1956
Western Suburbs 13-11-89 Eastern Suburbs 5-7-37 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 13-17-95 North Shore 7-17-59 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Sydney Naval 13-9-87 Liverpool 11-17-83 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 11-15-81 Balmain 8-9-57 Venue: Hurstville Oval
South Sydney 14-17-101 Sydney University 4-5-29 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Round 14 - 7th/8th July 1956
Newtown 13-7-85 South Sydney 7-15-57 Venue: Trumper Park
Liverpool 9-14-68 Balmain 8-7-55 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Eastern Suburbs 17-12-114 Sydney University 5-8-38 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 8-9-57 St. George 6-14-50 Venue: Concord Oval
Sydney Naval 12-17-89 North Shore 8-9-57 Venue: Gore Hill Oval
Round 15 - 14th/15th July 1956
Sydney Naval 12-16-88 Newtown 10-11-71 Venue: Trumper Park
Eastern Suburbs 13-15-93 Balmain 7-7-49 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 11-11-77 South Sydney 7-16-58 Venue: Concord Oval
Liverpool 11-9-75 St. George 9-17-71 Venue: Hurstville Oval
North Shore 14-16-100 Sydney University 5-10-40 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
Round 16 - 21st & 28th/29th July 1956
North Shore 13-10-88 Balmain 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 11-13-79 South Sydney 7-3-45 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Sydney Naval 10-13-73 Western Suburbs 6-13-49 Venue: Concord Oval
Newtown 16-13-109 Sydney University 6-7-43 Venue: Trumper Park
Eastern Suburbs 9-14-68 Liverpool 6-14-50 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 17 - 29th July & 4th/5th August 1956
Balmain 11-16-82 South Sydney 7-6-48 Venue: Trumper Park
North Shore 17-9-111 Western Suburbs 12-11-83 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Newtown 11-11-77 Liverpool 7-10-52 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Eastern Suburbs 7-8-50 St. George 6-5-41 Venue: Trumper Park
Sydney Naval 21-22-148 Sydney University 1-5-11 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 18 - 11th/12th August 1956
Western Suburbs 11-13-79 Liverpool 8-8-56 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Eastern Suburbs 19-15-129 Sydney Naval 6-13-49 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 15-17-107 Newtown 8-10-58 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Balmain 19-19-133 Sydney University 2-5-17 Venue: Erskineville Oval
North Shore 19-11-125 South Sydney 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park
Final ladder
|
1956 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Western Suburbs |
18 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
1624 |
1016 |
159.8 |
60 |
|
2 |
Eastern Suburbs |
18 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
1492 |
1118 |
133.5 |
56 |
|
3 |
St. George |
18 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
1549 |
1223 |
126.7 |
56 |
|
4 |
Newtown |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1428 |
1068 |
133.7 |
44 |
|
5 |
Sydney Naval |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1609 |
1385 |
116.2 |
44 |
|
6 |
North Shore |
18 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
1485 |
1442 |
103.0 |
32 |
|
7 |
South Sydney |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
1348 |
1485 |
90.8 |
28 |
|
8 |
Liverpool |
18 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
1235 |
1528 |
80.8 |
20 |
|
9 |
Balmain |
18 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
1149 |
1541 |
74.6 |
16 |
|
10 |
Sydney University |
18 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
875 |
1988 |
44.0 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
180 |
90 |
90 |
0 |
13794 |
13794 |
|
360 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final -- 18 August 1956
St. George 17-9-111 Newtown 13-10-88 Venue: Trumper Park
Second Semi-Final -- 19 August 1956
Western Suburbs 14-15-99 Eastern Suburbs 12-2-74 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final -- 26 August 1956
Eastern Suburbs 16-13-109 St. George 10-14-74 Venue: Trumper Park
Grand Final -- 2 September 1956
Eastern Suburbs 10-12-72 Western Suburbs 9-17-71 Venue: Trumper Park
1956 premiers: Eastern Suburbs
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