OUR HISTORY - YEAR BY YEAR

1954 - 1959

1956

1956   - E Section

President: John Weatherson

Coach: Laurie Chynoweth

Team Leaders:

Captain: Laurie Chynoweth

By the third season, financial worries were starting to manifest themselves and the Treasurer was asked to produce a full statement of receipts and expenditure for the 1954 and 1955 seasons so that the Committee had a basis for determining what methods might be used to improve the position for 1956. Happily, by the middle of 1956 the Treasurer was able to report that the Club was back in a sound financial position, and it started to repay the loan from the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association.

Laurie Chynoweth was appointed captain coach. Laurie went on to coach the Club for six of its first ten years. The team made a bright start, winning the first two games. However, a horror run of injuries ensued. The large number of injured players were christened “the cripples and crocks club”, and the team could manage only two more wins for the year, finishing ninth out of ten teams with four wins and fourteen losses.

However, on a brighter note, Geoff Brown and Bruce Wardrop finished second and third respectively in the E Section Best and Fairest voting.

Awards winners 1956:

Best and fairest: Geoff Brown

Runner-up: Bruce Wardrop

Most consistent: Peter Birrell

Most improved: Ian Wilson

Most effective: Ian Robertson

Best first year player: Graham Wigg

Best club person: Bruce Heard