1956 Brownlow Medal
[1955][1957][1956 Team Totals]
| Player | TM | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Box | Footscray | 22 |
| Peter Pianto | Geelong | 16 |
| Jim Dorgan | South Melbourne | 15 |
| Roy Simmonds | Hawthorn | 13 |
| Ron Barassi | Melbourne | 13 |
| John Beckwith | Melbourne | 13 |
| Neil Roberts | St Kilda | 12 |
| Bill Stephen | Fitzroy | 11 |
| Bernie Smith | Geelong | 11 |
| John OMahoney | Hawthorn | 11 |
| Dennis Cordner | Melbourne | 11 |
| Des Rowe | Richmond | 11 |
| John James | Carlton | 10 |
| Jack Clarke | Essendon | 10 |
| Neil Mann | Collingwood | 9 |
| Thorold Merrett | Collingwood | 9 |
| Bill Hutchison | Essendon | 9 |
| Kevin Murray | Fitzroy | 9 |
| Ted Whitten | Footscray | 9 |
| George Ferry | Carlton | 8 |
| Peter Webster | Carlton | 8 |
| John Gill | Essendon | 8 |
| John Kerr | Footscray | 8 |
| Laurie Dwyer | North Melbourne | 8 |
| Bob Brooker | North Melbourne | 8 |
| Keith Drinan | St Kilda | 8 |
| Brian Gilmore | Footscray | 7 |
| Norm Sharp | Geelong | 7 |
| Alan Dale | St Kilda | 7 |
| Fred Goldsmith | South Melbourne | 7 |
| Laurie Kerr | Carlton | 6 |
| Ray Gabelich | Collingwood | 6 |
| Arthur Edwards | Footscray | 6 |
| John ONeill | Geelong | 6 |
| Allen Aylett | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Neil Doolan | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Ron Branton | Richmond | 6 |
| Ray Poulter | Richmond | 6 |
| Laurie Sharp | Richmond | 6 |
| Roy Wright | Richmond | 6 |
| Neville Waller | Collingwood | 5 |
| Murray Weideman | Collingwood | 5 |
| Rod Vernon | Fitzroy | 5 |
| Don Gent | Hawthorn | 5 |
| Allan Woodley | Hawthorn | 5 |
| Frank Dunin | Richmond | 5 |
| Bob Skilton | South Melbourne | 5 |
| Doug Beasy | Carlton | 4 |
| Bruce Comben | Carlton | 4 |
| Bill Milroy | Carlton | 4 |
| Bill Serong | Collingwood | 4 |
| Lerrel Sharp | Collingwood | 4 |
| Doug Bigelow | Essendon | 4 |
| Don Furness | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Graeme MacKenzie | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Tony Ongarello | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Bob Davis | Geelong | 4 |
| Neil Trezise | Geelong | 4 |
| Les Kaine | Hawthorn | 4 |
| Stuart Spencer | Melbourne | 4 |
| Don Williams | Melbourne | 4 |
| Jack OHalloran | North Melbourne | 4 |
| John Chick | Carlton | 3 |
| Ken Hands | Carlton | 3 |
| Denis Zeunert | Carlton | 3 |
| Bob Greve | Collingwood | 3 |
| Ken Hedt | Collingwood | 3 |
| Bill Twomey | Collingwood | 3 |
| Geoff Leek | Essendon | 3 |
| Mal Pascoe | Essendon | 3 |
| Matt Cunningham | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Bob Henderson | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Brian Pert | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Kevin Wright | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Roger Duffy | Footscray | 3 |
| Harvey Stevens | Footscray | 3 |
| Geoff Williams | Geelong | 3 |
| John Peck | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Bob Johnson | Melbourne | 3 |
| Peter Marquis | Melbourne | 3 |
| Albert Mantello | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Stan Morcom | Richmond | 3 |
| Ken Ward | Richmond | 3 |
| Kevin Hogan | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Mick Sibun | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Paul Dodd | St Kilda | 3 |
| Kevin Bergin | Carlton | 2 |
| Vin English | Carlton | 2 |
| Jack Mills | Carlton | 2 |
| William Jones | Collingwood | 2 |
| Fred Lynch | Essendon | 2 |
| Max Nixon | Essendon | 2 |
| Greg Sewell | Essendon | 2 |
| Bryan Lane | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Vin Williams | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Doug Reynolds | Footscray | 2 |
| Bob Gazzard | Geelong | 2 |
| Russell Renfrey | Geelong | 2 |
| Keith Carroll | Melbourne | 2 |
| Geoff McGivern | Melbourne | 2 |
| Ian Ridley | Melbourne | 2 |
| Bryan Martyn | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Frank Ryan | Richmond | 2 |
| Ellis Hicks | South Melbourne | 2 |
| Ray Barrett | St Kilda | 2 |
| Allan Jeans | St Kilda | 2 |
| Graham Minihan | St Kilda | 2 |
| Brian Muir | St Kilda | 2 |
| William Young | St Kilda | 2 |
| Graham Donaldson | Carlton | 1 |
| Kevan Hamilton | Carlton | 1 |
| Harry Sullivan | Collingwood | 1 |
| Michael Twomey | Collingwood | 1 |
| Fred Gallagher | Essendon | 1 |
| Jeff Gamble | Essendon | 1 |
| Hugh Mitchell | Essendon | 1 |
| Bob Shearman | Essendon | 1 |
| James Chapman | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Alan Gale | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Jack Collins | Footscray | 1 |
| Don Ross | Footscray | 1 |
| Les Borrack | Geelong | 1 |
| John OConnell | Geelong | 1 |
| Bob Wiltshire | Geelong | 1 |
| Fred Wooller | Geelong | 1 |
| Graham Arthur | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Kevin Coghlan | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Geoff Howells | Hawthorn | 1 |
| John Kennedy | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Ian McLean | Melbourne | 1 |
| Jack Edwards | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Allan Cations | Richmond | 1 |
| Ron Clegg | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Trevor Grant | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Bill Gunn | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Don Keyter | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Ian Monks | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Bud Annand | St Kilda | 1 |
| Brian Gleeson | St Kilda | 1 |
| Brian Walsh | St Kilda | 1 |
| Team | Votes |
|---|---|
| Footscray | 62 |
| Carlton | 61 |
| Geelong | 59 |
| Melbourne | 58 |
| Fitzroy | 55 |
| Collingwood | 55 |
| Richmond | 49 |
| Essendon | 47 |
| Hawthorn | 45 |
| St Kilda | 43 |
| South Melbourne | 40 |
| North Melbourne | 38 |