The 1956 Brownlow Medal was the 29th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1] Peter Box of the Footscray Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-two votes during the 1956 VFL season.[2]
| 1956 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Peter Box (Footscray) 22 votes |
Leading votegetters
edit| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Box (Footscray) | 22 |
| 2nd | Peter Pianto (Geelong) | 16 |
| 3rd | Jim Dorgan (South Melbourne) | 15 |
| =4th | Roy Simmonds (Hawthorn) | 13 |
| Ron Barassi (Melbourne) | ||
| John Beckwith (Melbourne) | ||
| 7th | Neil Roberts (St Kilda) | 12 |
| =8th | Bill Stephen (Fitzroy) | 11 |
| Bernie Smith (Geelong) | ||
| John O'Mahoney (Hawthorn) | ||
| Denis Cordner (Melbourne) | ||
| Des Rowe (Richmond) |
References
edit- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "1956 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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