1956 NSWRFL

Eastern Suburbs - Season Summary

Coach

Frank O'Connor

Captains

Tony Paskins (15)

Noel Pidding (3)

Biggest home crowd

10,601 (vs. Balmain in round 14)

Average home crowd

10,291

Top pointscorer

Premiership: Tony Paskins (75)

All Matches: Tony Paskins (75)

Top tryscorers

Premiership: Tony Paskins, John Sellgren (5)

All Matches: Brian Allsop, Tony Paskins, John Sellgren (5)

Players

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No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
					App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
1	HANSEN, Kevin	27			17	-	17	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	18	-	18	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
2	McCARTHY, Ian	20	Sydney		14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
3	EDWARDS, Bruce	26	Griffith		5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	6	-	6	1	-	-	3	-	1	List
4	ASHTON, Ferris	29	Sydney		4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
5	RIDLEY, Alan	23			7	-	7	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
6	BLUNDELL, Barry	24			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
7	POWER, Keith	21			7	-	7	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
8	DINNERVILLE, Bob	22			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
9	PIDDING, Noel	29	Maitland		7	-	7	2	17	-	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	7	2	17	-	40	-	-	List
10	PASKINS, Tony	28			15	-	15	5	30	-	75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	5	30	-	75	-	-	List
11	GRANT, Brian	20			7	-	7	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
12	ALLSOP, Brian	20			8	-	8	4	4	-	20	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	9	-	9	5	4	-	23	-	-	List
13	BOOTH, Ron	27			11	-	11	2	5	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	2	5	-	16	-	-	List
14	HORDER, Bill	27	Sydney		4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
16	MUDGE, Rupert	28			11	-	11	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
19	O'CONNELL, Barry	20			6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
20	THOMAS, Les	21			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	4	-	4	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
21	SELLGREN, John	27			15	-	15	5	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
22	JONES, Graham	21	Goondiwindi		14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	15	-	15	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
23	BRATT, Geoff	27			5	-	5	3	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
24	BYRNES, Danny	25			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
25	CURRAN, Reg	24	Sydney		10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
28	GIBSON, Jack	27	Kiama		10	-	10	3	-	-	9	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
30	DAWSON, Ken	20			5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
31	O'BRIEN, Maurie	24			4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
35	SULLIVAN, Bruce	19			14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
37	CLINCH, Tom	22	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
40	THOMAS, Bob	19	Gunnedah		3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
44	GRABER, Fred	25	China		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
46	LEWIS, Bill	20			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
47	SEE, Dick	21			11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
57	WEIGOLD, Ron	21			5	-	5	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
62	COLLINS, Jim	19			3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
	33 players	23.91		3 cur. / 15 tot.	18 matches			33	56	0	211	0	1	1 matches			4	1	0	14	0	0	19 matches			37	57	0	225	0	1

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 11 Aug 1956. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Derek Farrar, Max Turner

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club