AFL Season
1956
112 matches · 12-May-1956 2:15 → 9-Jun-1956 2:15
Matches
112
Players rated
431
KICK leader
William Young
Top KICK avg
15
Season KICK leaders
Average KICK Game Score over the season (min 10 games, TOG ≥ 50%).
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK | Raw avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Young | St Kilda | 16 | 15 | 14.74 | 34 |
| 2 | Max Cross | Footscray | 16 | 14 | 13.68 | 21 |
| 3 | Bob Dummett | Richmond | 12 | 11 | 11.23 | 25 |
| 4 | Noel Rayson | Geelong | 16 | 11 | 10.79 | 38 |
| 5 | Tony Ongarello | Fitzroy | 14 | 10 | 9.92 | 29 |
| 6 | Jock Spencer | North Melbourne | 17 | 10 | 9.91 | 21 |
| 7 | Bob Johnson | Melbourne | 19 | 10 | 9.53 | 29 |
| 8 | Stuart Spencer | Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 9.31 | 21 |
| 9 | Ken Smale | Collingwood | 15 | 9 | 9.26 | 34 |
| 10 | Jack Collins | Footscray | 18 | 9 | 8.89 | 21 |
| 11 | Graham Willey | Essendon | 16 | 9 | 8.68 | 25 |
| 12 | Kevan Hamilton | Carlton | 11 | 8 | 8.42 | 17 |
| 13 | Bill Hutchison | Essendon | 15 | 8 | 8.42 | 21 |
| 14 | Ian Ridley | Melbourne | 20 | 8 | 8.42 | 17 |
| 15 | Ray Poulter | Richmond | 16 | 8 | 8.16 | 25 |
| 16 | Owen Abrahams | Fitzroy | 12 | 8 | 8.07 | 21 |
| 17 | John Peck | Hawthorn | 18 | 7 | 7.25 | 21 |
| 18 | Kevin Coghlan | Hawthorn | 13 | 7 | 6.8 | 17 |
| 19 | Les Kaine | Hawthorn | 13 | 6 | 6.48 | 29 |
| 20 | John OConnell | Geelong | 19 | 6 | 6.43 | 17 |
Top single-game performances
Highest individual KICK Game Scores anywhere in the season.
Ladder
Standings computed from match results (4 pts win, 2 pts draw).
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1,630 | 1,091 | 149.4 | 72 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1,628 | 1,386 | 117.5 | 56 |
| 3 | Geelong | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1,468 | 1,214 | 120.9 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1,423 | 1,296 | 109.8 | 48 |
| 5 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1,304 | 1,147 | 113.7 | 42 |
| 6 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1,308 | 1,365 | 95.8 | 40 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1,193 | 1,342 | 88.9 | 30 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1,190 | 1,332 | 89.3 | 28 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1,210 | 1,374 | 88.1 | 26 |
| 10 | Richmond | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1,277 | 1,471 | 86.8 | 24 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1,170 | 1,330 | 88.0 | 18 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1,038 | 1,491 | 69.6 | 12 |