1955 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1956 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 31st season in the Victorian Football League.
Fixture
Premiership Season
Rd |
Date and local time |
Opponent |
Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) |
Venue |
Attendance |
Ladder position |
Home |
Away |
Result |
1 |
Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm) |
Fitzroy |
13.15 (93) |
7.16 (58) |
Lost by 35 points |
Brunswick Street Oval (A) |
16,000 |
9th |
2 |
Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm) |
Carlton |
12.15 (87) |
9.6 (60) |
Won by 27 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
19,000 |
8th |
3 |
Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm) |
South Melbourne |
7.14 (56) |
15.8 (98) |
Won by 42 points |
Lake Oval (A) |
18,000 |
6th |
4 |
Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm) |
Collingwood |
12.12 (84) |
12.3 (75) |
Won by 9 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
26,000 |
5th |
5 |
Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm) |
North Melbourne |
14.7 (91) |
13.15 (93) |
Lost by 2 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
15,000 |
7th |
6 |
Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm) |
Melbourne |
11.5 (71) |
6.8 (44) |
Lost by 27 points |
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) |
28,333 |
7th |
7 |
Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm) |
Essendon |
9.11 (65) |
10.10 (70) |
Won by 5 points |
Windy Hill (A) |
20,000 |
5th |
8 |
Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm) |
Richmond |
9.8 (62) |
8.12 (60) |
Won by 2 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
19,600 |
5th |
9 |
Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm) |
Footscray |
17.12 (114) |
8.11 (59) |
Lost by 55 points |
Western Oval (A) |
28,807 |
7th |
10 |
Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm) |
St Kilda |
12.9 (81) |
6.7 (43) |
Won by 38 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
10,500 |
5th |
11 |
Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) |
Geelong |
16.13 (109) |
7.8 (50) |
Lost by 59 points |
Kardinia Park (A) |
17,238 |
6th |
12 |
Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm) |
Fitzroy |
18.12 (120) |
9.5 (59) |
Won by 61 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
10,500 |
6th |
13 |
Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm) |
Carlton |
10.19 (79) |
9.9 (63) |
Lost by 16 points |
Princes Park (A) |
15,763 |
6th |
14 |
Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm) |
South Melbourne |
10.11 (71) |
6.15 (51) |
Won by 20 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
12,100 |
6th |
15 |
Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm) |
Collingwood |
10.11 (71) |
5.6 (36) |
Lost by 35 points |
Victoria Park (A) |
16,000 |
6th |
16 |
Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm) |
North Melbourne |
8.12 (60) |
8.5 (53) |
Lost by 7 points |
Arden Street Oval (A) |
9,000 |
6th |
17 |
Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm) |
Melbourne |
12.13 (85) |
13.13 (91) |
Lost by 6 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
16,000 |
8th |
18 |
Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm) |
Essendon |
7.8 (50) |
13.14 (92) |
Lost by 42 points |
Glenferrie Oval (H) |
24,500 |
8th |
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Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS |
1 | Melbourne (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.48 | 60 |
2 | Collingwood | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.49 | 56 |
3 | Geelong | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.80 | 56 |
4 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.57 | 48 |
5 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1323 | 1018 | 129.96 | 48 |
6 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.06 | 36 |
7 | Carlton | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.65 | 36 |
8 | Hawthorn | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.04 | 32 |
9 | Fitzroy | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.53 | 24 |
10 | South Melbourne | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.76 | 20 |
11 | North Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.25 | 12 |
12 | St Kilda | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 861 | 1897 | 45.39 | 4 |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against |
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