1956 Brownlow Medal

1955 | 1957 | 1956 Team Totals | Brownlow Index

Count

3/2/1 shown where known.

Player	Teams	V	GM	3	2	1	GP
Peter Box	Western Bulldogs	22	17	5	2	3	10
Peter Pianto	Geelong	16	16	4	2	0	6
Jim Dorgan	Sydney	15	18	4	1	1	6
Ron Barassi	Melbourne	13	17	3	1	2	6
John Beckwith	Melbourne	13	18	1	4	2	7
Roy Simmonds	Hawthorn	13	16	4	0	1	5
Neil Roberts	St Kilda	12	17	1	3	3	7
Denis Cordner	Melbourne	11	18	3	0	2	5
John OMahoney	Hawthorn	11	18	3	1	0	4
Des Rowe	Richmond	11	17	1	2	4	7
Bernie Smith	Geelong	11	17	3	1	0	4
Bill Stephen	Fitzroy	11	15	3	1	0	4
Jack Clarke	Essendon	10	16	2	2	0	4
John James	Carlton	10	16	2	1	2	5
Bill Hutchison	Essendon	9	15	1	2	2	5
Neil Mann	Collingwood	9	13	2	1	1	4
Thorold Merrett	Collingwood	9	18	2	1	1	4
Kevin Murray	Fitzroy	9	15	2	1	1	4
Ted Whitten	Western Bulldogs	9	16	1	3	0	4
Bob Brooker	North Melbourne	8	13	0	4	0	4
Keith Drinan	St Kilda	8	16	1	2	1	4
Laurie Dwyer	North Melbourne	8	12	2	0	2	4
George Ferry	Carlton	8	15	2	1	0	3
John Gill	Essendon	8	14	2	0	2	4
John Kerr	Western Bulldogs	8	17	2	1	0	3
Peter Webster	Carlton	8	17	2	1	0	3
Alan Dale	St Kilda	7	16	2	0	1	3
Brian Gilmore	Western Bulldogs	7	16	1	2	0	3
Fred Goldsmith	Sydney	7	16	1	1	2	4
Norm Sharp	Geelong	7	16	2	0	1	3
Allen Aylett	North Melbourne	6	17
Ron Branton	Richmond	6	18
Neil Doolan	North Melbourne	6	6
Arthur Edwards	Western Bulldogs	6	17
Ray Gabelich	Collingwood	6	13
Laurie Kerr	Carlton	6	18
John ONeill	Geelong	6	16
Ray Poulter	Richmond	6	16
Laurie Sharp	Richmond	6	17
Roy Wright	Richmond	6	13
Frank Dunin	Richmond	5	16
Don Gent	Hawthorn	5	16
Bob Skilton	Sydney	5	14
Rod Vernon	Fitzroy	5	13
Neville Waller	Collingwood	5	12
Murray Weideman	Collingwood	5	17
Allan Woodley	Hawthorn	5	17
Doug Beasy	Carlton	4	18
Doug Bigelow	Essendon	4	17
Bruce Comben	Carlton	4	18
Bob Davis	Geelong	4	18
Don Furness	Fitzroy	4	11
Les Kaine	Hawthorn	4	13
Graeme MacKenzie	Fitzroy	4	14
Bill Milroy	Carlton	4	17
Jack OHalloran	North Melbourne	4	18
Tony Ongarello	Fitzroy	4	14
Bill Serong	Collingwood	4	17
Lerrel Sharp	Collingwood	4	17
Stuart Spencer	Melbourne	4	17
Neil Trezise	Geelong	4	18
Don Williams	Melbourne	4	16
John Chick	Carlton	3	16
Matt Cunningham	Fitzroy	3	18
Paul Dodd	St Kilda	3	16
Roger Duffy	Western Bulldogs	3	16
Bob Greve	Collingwood	3	17
Ken Hands	Carlton	3	17
Ken Hedt	Collingwood	3	17
Bob Henderson	Fitzroy	3	18
Kevin Hogan	Sydney	3	16
Bob Johnson	Melbourne	3	17
Geoff Leek	Essendon	3	15
Albert Mantello	North Melbourne	3	17
Peter Marquis	Melbourne	3	13
Stan Morcom	Richmond	3	15
Mal Pascoe	Essendon	3	17
John Peck	Hawthorn	3	18
Brian Pert	Fitzroy	3	9
Mick Sibun	Sydney	3	15
Harvey Stevens	Western Bulldogs	3	5
Bill Twomey	Collingwood	3	12
Ken Ward	Richmond	3	9
Geoff Williams	Geelong	3	18
Kevin Wright	Fitzroy	3	8
Denis Zeunert	Carlton	3	18
Ray Barrett	St Kilda	2	5
Kevin Bergin	Carlton	2	2
Keith Carroll	Melbourne	2	18
Vin English	Carlton	2	17
Bob Gazzard	Geelong	2	18
Ellis Hicks	Sydney	2	5
Allan Jeans	St Kilda	2	17
William Jones	Collingwood	2	17
Bryan Lane	Fitzroy	2	7
Fred Lynch	Essendon	2	6
Bryan Martyn	North Melbourne	2	11
Geoff McGivern	Melbourne	2	12
Jack Mills	Carlton	2	16
Graham Minihan	St Kilda	2	12
Brian Muir	St Kilda	2	15
Max Nixon	Essendon	2	6
Russell Renfrey	Geelong	2	14
Doug Reynolds	Western Bulldogs	2	14
Ian Ridley	Melbourne	2	18
Frank Ryan	Richmond	2	16
Greg Sewell	Essendon	2	18
Vin Williams	Fitzroy	2	14
William Young	St Kilda	2	16
Bud Annand	St Kilda	1	16	0	0	1	1
Graham Arthur	Hawthorn	1	17	0	0	1	1
Les Borrack	Geelong	1	17	0	0	1	1
Allan Cations	Richmond	1	18	0	0	1	1
James Chapman	Fitzroy	1	7	0	0	1	1
Ron Clegg	Sydney	1	16	0	0	1	1
Kevin Coghlan	Hawthorn	1	13	0	0	1	1
Jack Collins	Western Bulldogs	1	16	0	0	1	1
Graham Donaldson	Carlton	1	16	0	0	1	1
Jack Edwards	North Melbourne	1	17	0	0	1	1
Alan Gale	Fitzroy	1	16	0	0	1	1
Fred Gallagher	Essendon	1	18	0	0	1	1
Jeff Gamble	Essendon	1	13	0	0	1	1
Brian Gleeson	St Kilda	1	15	0	0	1	1
Trevor Grant	Sydney	1	7	0	0	1	1
Bill Gunn	Sydney	1	8	0	0	1	1
Kevan Hamilton	Carlton	1	11	0	0	1	1
Geoff Howells	Hawthorn	1	5	0	0	1	1
John Kennedy	Hawthorn	1	10	0	0	1	1
Don Keyter	Sydney	1	17	0	0	1	1
Ian McLean	Melbourne	1	14	0	0	1	1
Hugh Mitchell	Essendon	1	18	0	0	1	1
Ian Monks	Sydney	1	12	0	0	1	1
John OConnell	Geelong	1	18	0	0	1	1
Don Ross	Western Bulldogs	1	18	0	0	1	1
Bob Shearman	Essendon	1	2	0	0	1	1
Harry Sullivan	Collingwood	1	9	0	0	1	1
Michael Twomey	Collingwood	1	16	0	0	1	1
Brian Walsh	St Kilda	1	18	0	0	1	1
Bob Wiltshire	Geelong	1	14	0	0	1	1
Fred Wooller	Geelong	1	11	0	0	1	1

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Team Totals

Team	Votes	3	2	1
Western Bulldogs	62	9	8	5
Carlton	61	6	3	4
Geelong	59	9	3	5
Melbourne	58	7	5	7
Collingwood	55	4	2	4
Fitzroy	55	5	2	3
Richmond	49	1	2	5
Essendon	47	5	4	8
Hawthorn	45	7	1	5
St Kilda	43	4	5	8
Sydney	40	5	2	8
North Melbourne	38	2	4	3

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V=Votes, GM=Games played, 3=Games polling 3 votes, 2=Games polling 2 votes, 1=Games polling 1 vote, GP=Games polled votes