1956 Brownlow Medal


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 home and away season. Peter Box of the Footscray Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-two votes during the 1956 VFL season.

Leading votegetters


PlayerVotes
1stPeter Box 22
2ndPeter Pianto 16
3rdJim Dorgan 15
=4thRoy Simmonds 13
=4thRon Barassi 13
=4thJohn Beckwith 13
7thNeil Roberts 12
=8thBill Stephen 11
=8thBernie Smith 11
=8thJohn O'Mahoney 11
=8thDenis Cordner 11
=8thDes Rowe 11