New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1956
Results
Round 1
07/04/1956 (Sat) Newtown 19-14-128 Balmain 7-13-55 Venue: Trumper Park
07/04/1956 (Sat) Western Suburbs 24-16-160 Sydney University 7-12-54 Venue: Concord Oval
08/04/1956 (Sun) North Shore 10-13-73 Eastern Suburbs 21-23-149 Venue: North Sydney Oval
08/04/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 8-17-65 South Sydney 12-4-76 Venue: Rosedale Oval
08/04/1956 (Sun) St. George 14-13-97 Sydney Naval 21-15-141 Venue: Trumper Park -- Result overturned. St. George won on protest.
Round 2
14/04/1956 (Sat) Sydney Naval 14-11-95 Balmain 12-13-85 Venue: Trumper Park
14/04/1956 (Sat) Newtown 13-13-91 Western Suburbs 10-4-64 Venue: Concord Oval
14/04/1956 (Sat) Sydney University 19-6-120 Liverpool 13-18-96 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
15/04/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 14-11-95 South Sydney 10-24-84 Venue: Trumper Park
15/04/1956 (Sun) North Shore 10-9-69 St. George 13-17-95 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 3
21/04/1956 (Sat) South Sydney 13-13-91 Sydney University 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park
21/04/1956 (Sat) Western Suburbs 9-12-66 Eastern Suburbs 8-12-60 Venue: Concord Oval
21/04/1956 (Sat) St. George 17-14-116 Balmain 5-12-42 Venue: Hurstville Oval
22/04/1956 (Sun) Newtown 11-15-81 North Shore 13-11-89 Venue: Trumper Park
22/04/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 9-9-63 Sydney Naval 13-21-99 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 4
28/04/1956 (Sat) Sydney University 11-7-73 Eastern Suburbs 11-13-79 Venue: Trumper Park
28/04/1956 (Sat) Newtown 7-12-54 South Sydney 5-14-44 Venue: Erskineville Oval
28/04/1956 (Sat) St. George 9-14-68 Western Suburbs 13-11-89 Venue: Hurstville Oval
29/04/1956 (Sun) North Shore 13-16-94 Sydney Naval 14-22-106 Venue: Trumper Park
29/04/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 13-12-90 Balmain 17-13-115 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 5
05/05/1956 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 10-19-79 Sydney Naval 11-10-76 Venue: Trumper Park
05/05/1956 (Sat) Sydney University 10-11-71 Balmain 11-8-74 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
06/05/1956 (Sun) Newtown 10-11-71 St. George 10-18-78 Venue: Trumper Park
06/05/1956 (Sun) North Shore 16-13-109 South Sydney 21-12-138 Venue: North Sydney Oval
06/05/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 5-4-34 Western Suburbs 21-21-147 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 6
12/05/1956 (Sat) Sydney Naval 14-14-98 South Sydney 15-15-105 Venue: Trumper Park
12/05/1956 (Sat) Balmain 6-6-42 Western Suburbs 21-20-146 Venue: Concord Oval
12/05/1956 (Sat) St. George 17-15-117 Sydney University 10-12-72 Venue: Hurstville Oval
13/05/1956 (Sun) Newtown 6-15-51 Eastern Suburbs 9-8-62 Venue: Trumper Park
13/05/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 10-7-67 North Shore 23-17-155 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 7
19/05/1956 (Sat) St. George 14-14-98 South Sydney 11-22-88 Venue: Hurstville Oval
19/05/1956 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 18-15-123 Liverpool 16-13-109 Venue: Trumper Park
19/05/1956 (Sat) Newtown 17-20-122 Sydney University 3-4-22 Venue: Erskineville Oval
19/05/1956 (Sat) North Shore 6-18-54 Balmain 6-11-47 Venue: North Sydney Oval
20/05/1956 (Sun) Western Suburbs 8-26-74 Sydney Naval 6-8-44 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 8
26/05/1956 (Sat) South Sydney 13-14-92 Balmain 13-8-86 Venue: Trumper Park
26/05/1956 (Sat) Newtown 9-14-68 Liverpool 6-10-46 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/05/1956 (Sat) St. George 15-12-102 Eastern Suburbs 12-9-81 Venue: Hurstville Oval
26/05/1956 (Sat) North Shore 9-12-66 Western Suburbs 12-15-87 Venue: North Sydney Oval
27/05/1956 (Sun) Sydney Naval 19-19-133 Sydney University 8-7-55 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 9
02/06/1956 (Sat) North Shore 18-16-124 Sydney University 7-8-50 Venue: Trumper Park
02/06/1956 (Sat) St. George 9-16-70 Liverpool 7-21-63 Venue: Hurstville Oval
04/06/1956 (Mon) Eastern Suburbs 14-10-94 Balmain 5-5-35 Venue: Trumper Park
04/06/1956 (Mon) Newtown 14-11-95 Sydney Naval 2-6-18 Venue: Erskineville Oval
04/06/1956 (Mon) South Sydney 6-3-39 Western Suburbs 13-9-87 Venue: Concord Oval
Round 10
09/06/1956 (Sat) St. George 17-8-110 Sydney Naval 10-13-73 Venue: Hurstville Oval
09/06/1956 (Sat) Newtown 12-14-86 Balmain 5-4-34 Venue: Erskineville Oval
09/06/1956 (Sat) Sydney University 6-8-44 Western Suburbs 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park
10/06/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 6-9-45 North Shore 4-7-31 Venue: Trumper Park
10/06/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 10-9-69 South Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 11
16/06/1956 (Sat) Western Suburbs 11-8-74 Newtown 8-6-54 Venue: Concord Oval
16/06/1956 (Sat) Sydney Naval 10-6-66 Balmain 7-18-60 Venue: Trumper Park
17/06/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 8-10-58 South Sydney 9-16-70 Venue: Trumper Park
17/06/1956 (Sun) North Shore 7-10-52 St. George 9-9-63 Venue: North Sydney Oval
17/06/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 13-15-93 Sydney University 3-9-27 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 12
23/06/1956 (Sat) North Shore 5-5-35 Liverpool 6-20-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval
23/06/1956 (Sat) Sydney University 6-4-40 St. George 15-16-106 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
23/06/1956 (Sat) Western Suburbs 16-12-108 Balmain 5-5-35 Venue: Concord Oval
23/06/1956 (Sat) Sydney Naval 18-18-126 South Sydney 9-14-68 Venue: Trumper Park
24/06/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 11-10-76 Newtown 5-2-32 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 13
30/06/1956 (Sat) Sydney Naval 13-9-87 Liverpool 11-17-83 Venue: Trumper Park
30/06/1956 (Sat) St. George 11-15-81 Balmain 8-9-57 Venue: Hurstville Oval
30/06/1956 (Sat) South Sydney 14-17-101 Sydney University 4-5-29 Venue: Erskineville Oval
01/07/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 5-7-37 Western Suburbs 13-11-89 Venue: Trumper Park
01/07/1956 (Sun) North Shore 7-17-59 Newtown 13-17-95 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 14
07/07/1956 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 17-12-114 Sydney University 5-8-38 Venue: Trumper Park
07/07/1956 (Sat) Western Suburbs 8-9-57 St. George 6-14-50 Venue: Concord Oval
07/07/1956 (Sat) North Shore 8-9-57 Sydney Naval 12-17-89 Venue: Gore Hill Oval
08/07/1956 (Sun) Newtown 13-7-85 South Sydney 7-15-57 Venue: Trumper Park
08/07/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 9-14-68 Balmain 8-7-55 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 15
14/07/1956 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 13-15-93 Balmain 7-7-49 Venue: Trumper Park
14/07/1956 (Sat) Western Suburbs 11-11-77 South Sydney 7-16-58 Venue: Concord Oval
14/07/1956 (Sat) St. George 9-17-71 Liverpool 11-9-75 Venue: Hurstville Oval
14/07/1956 (Sat) Sydney University 5-10-40 North Shore 14-16-100 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
15/07/1956 (Sun) Newtown 10-11-71 Sydney Naval 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 16
21/07/1956 (Sat) North Shore 13-10-88 Balmain 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park
21/07/1956 (Sat) St. George 11-13-79 South Sydney 7-3-45 Venue: Erskineville Oval
28/07/1956 (Sat) Newtown 16-13-109 Sydney University 6-7-43 Venue: Trumper Park
29/07/1956 (Sun) Western Suburbs 6-13-49 Sydney Naval 10-13-73 Venue: Trumper Park
29/07/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 6-14-50 Eastern Suburbs 9-14-68 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 17
28/07/1956 (Sat) South Sydney 7-6-48 Balmain 11-16-82 Venue: Concord Oval
04/08/1956 (Sat) Sydney Naval 21-22-148 Sydney University 1-5-11 Venue: Trumper Park
05/08/1956 (Sun) North Shore 17-9-111 Western Suburbs 12-11-83 Venue: North Sydney Oval
05/08/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 7-10-52 Newtown 11-11-77 Venue: Rosedale Oval
05/08/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 7-8-50 St. George 6-5-41 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 18
11/08/1956 (Sat) St. George 15-17-107 Newtown 8-10-58 Venue: Hurstville Oval
11/08/1956 (Sat) Sydney University 2-5-17 Balmain 19-19-133 Venue: Erskineville Oval
11/08/1956 (Sat) South Sydney 12-16-88 North Shore 19-11-125 Venue: Trumper Park
12/08/1956 (Sun) Liverpool 8-8-56 Western Suburbs 11-13-79 Venue: Rosedale Oval
12/08/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 19-15-129 Sydney Naval 6-13-49 Venue: Trumper Park
Final ladder
|
1956 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Western Suburbs |
18 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
1624 |
1016 |
159.84 |
60 |
|
2 |
Eastern Suburbs |
18 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
1492 |
1118 |
133.45 |
56 |
|
3 |
St. George |
18 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
1549 |
1223 |
126.66 |
56 |
|
4 |
Newtown |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1428 |
1068 |
133.71 |
44 |
|
5 |
Sydney Naval |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1609 |
1385 |
116.17 |
44 |
|
6 |
North Shore |
18 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
1491 |
1442 |
103.40 |
32 |
|
7 |
South Sydney |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
1348 |
1491 |
90.41 |
28 |
|
8 |
Liverpool |
18 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
1235 |
1528 |
80.82 |
20 |
|
9 |
Balmain |
18 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
1149 |
1541 |
74.56 |
16 |
|
10 |
Sydney University |
18 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
875 |
1988 |
44.01 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
180 |
90 |
90 |
0 |
13800 |
13800 |
|
360 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
18/08/1956 (Sat) St. George 17-9-111 Newtown 13-10-88 Venue: Trumper Park
Second Semi-Final
19/08/1956 (Sun) Western Suburbs 14-15-99 Eastern Suburbs 12-2-74 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final
26/08/1956 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 16-13-109 St. George 10-14-74 Venue: Trumper Park
Grand Final
02/09/1956 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-17-71 Eastern Suburbs 10-12-72 Venue: Trumper Park
1956 premiers: Eastern Suburbs
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