The 1956 South Australian National Football League season was the 77th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1956 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Port Adelaide 17th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 26th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Dave Boyd Port Adelaide |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Rex Johns Port Adelaide (70 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 76 |
| Total attendance | 765,727 (10,075 per match) |
| Highest | 45,514 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. West Adelaide) |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1700 | 911 | 65.11 | 34 |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1458 | 1124 | 56.47 | 25 |
| 3 | North Adelaide | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1330 | 1176 | 53.07 | 20 |
| 4 | Norwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1373 | 1407 | 49.39 | 20 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1322 | 1365 | 49.20 | 13 |
| 6 | Glenelg | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1279 | 1612 | 44.24 | 13 |
| 7 | South Adelaide | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1244 | 1566 | 44.27 | 12 |
| 8 | Sturt | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1152 | 1697 | 40.44 | 7 |
Finals Series
editGrand Final
edit| 1956 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 29 September (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | def. | West Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,514) | Report |
| 3.2 (20) 4.5 (29) 8.8 (56) 12.9 (81) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.5 (11) 4.8 (32) 5.9 (39) 9.11 (65) |
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References
edit- ^ "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1956". Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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