1956 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1956 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): Peter Box (Footscray)
Coleman Medallist(s): Bill Young (St Kilda)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Melbourne (P) 1st 16 -0- 2 146.0% Ron Barassi, John Beckwith (13) Ian Ridley (38)
Collingwood (R) 2nd 13 -0- 5 125.9% Neil Mann, Thorold Merrett (9) Murray Weideman (28)
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 5 121.9% Peter Pianto (16) Noel Rayson (40)
Footscray 4th 11 -0- 7 114.2% Peter Box (22) Max Cross (46)
Carlton 5th 10 -1- 7 113.7% John James (10) Kevan Hamilton (22)
Essendon 6th 10 -0- 8 95.8% Jack Clarke (10) Graham Willey (33)
Hawthorn 7th 7 -1- 10 88.9% Roy Simmonds (13) John Peck (31)
Fitzroy 8th 7 -0- 11 89.3% Bill Stephen (11) Tony Ongarello (33)
South Melbourne 9th 6 -1- 11 88.1% Jim Dorgan (15) Bill Gunn (28)
Richmond 10th 6 -0- 12 86.8% Des Rowe (11) Bob Dummett (32)
St Kilda 11th 4 -1- 13 88.0% Neil Roberts (12) Bill Young (56)
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 15 69.6% Bob Brooker, Laurie Dwyer (8) Jock Spencer (40)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 3
Boundary Umpire 5

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 55 - 88 25,000
SAT 14/04/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 50 - 77 25,000
SAT 14/04/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 67 - 39 30,000
SAT 14/04/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 98 - 41 11,000
SAT 14/04/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 98 - 69 26,617
SAT 14/04/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 65 - 97 24,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 47 - 90 18,656
SAT 21/04/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 110 - 22 17,294
SAT 21/04/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 57 18,000
SAT 21/04/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 46 - 74 21,382
SAT 21/04/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 90 - 53 24,800
SAT 21/04/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 85 - 106 16,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 41 - 67 33,265
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 100 - 112 20,000
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 65 - 87 26,400
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 65 - 107 15,000
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 94 - 73 18,000
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 114 - 78 30,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 79 - 60 23,000
SAT 05/05/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 103 - 71 21,840
SAT 05/05/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 102 - 94 17,447
SAT 05/05/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 117 - 77 16,000
SAT 05/05/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 53 - 59 18,500
SAT 05/05/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 87 - 73 29,818

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 56 - 48 47,270
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 64 - 22 24,000
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 58 - 52 17,000
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 27 - 48 12,250
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 67 - 57 18,134
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 63 - 48 9,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 42 - 84 11,000
SAT 19/05/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 67 - 26 28,000
SAT 19/05/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 68 - 107 28,000
SAT 19/05/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 98 - 86 26,000
SAT 19/05/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 53 11,500
SAT 19/05/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 74 - 71 22,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 79 - 61 46,868
SAT 26/05/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 107 - 57 21,758
SAT 26/05/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 55 - 56 33,089
SAT 26/05/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 64 - 44 15,800
SAT 26/05/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 97 - 58 13,000
SAT 26/05/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 58 - 67 18,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 47 - 61 26,300
SAT 02/06/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 73 - 39 33,557
SAT 02/06/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 64 - 22 22,650
MON 04/06/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 78 - 56 21,985
MON 04/06/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 83 - 107 31,500
MON 04/06/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 75 - 78 23,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 107 - 39 32,543
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 79 - 80 33,254
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 89 - 74 21,000
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 37 - 82 24,000
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 86 - 44 24,443
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 55 - 30 11,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 90 - 68 35,909
SAT 16/06/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 63 - 69 26,800
SAT 16/06/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 73 - 83 11,000
SAT 23/06/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 82 - 59 36,361
SAT 23/06/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 89 27,000
SAT 23/06/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 92 - 71 17,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 42 - 80 15,500
SAT 30/06/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 62 - 57 11,052
SAT 30/06/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 73 - 54 27,000
SAT 30/06/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 108 - 54 23,814
SAT 30/06/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 102 - 86 12,000
SAT 30/06/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 39 - 49 14,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 79 - 45 26,872
SAT 07/07/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 67 - 26 16,439
SAT 07/07/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 85 - 45 23,154
SAT 07/07/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 129 - 51 14,600
SAT 07/07/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 61 17,500
SAT 07/07/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 84 - 58 17,150

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 94 - 79 46,022
SAT 14/07/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 47 - 129 9,000
SAT 14/07/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 67 - 58 14,000
SAT 14/07/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 79 - 80 25,414
SAT 14/07/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 69 - 75 25,000
SAT 14/07/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 31 - 54 13,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 59 - 72 47,947
SAT 21/07/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 85 - 74 13,373
SAT 21/07/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 66 - 66 30,100
SAT 21/07/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 78 - 47 12,800
SAT 21/07/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 81 - 105 15,000
SAT 21/07/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 100 - 53 21,422

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 81 13,000
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 65 - 79 15,000
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 32 - 82 13,000
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 47 - 49 28,100
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 78 - 78 12,500
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 72 - 104 41,639

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 58 - 56 29,687
SAT 04/08/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 71 - 84 38,679
SAT 04/08/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 91 - 79 18,500
SAT 04/08/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 98 - 81 15,000
SAT 04/08/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 70 - 63 26,000
SAT 04/08/1956 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 105 - 56 8,500

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 114 - 71 16,186
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 69 - 101 32,155
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 66 - 71 22,500
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 76 - 58 13,000
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 43 - 56 14,200
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 103 - 60 16,492

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 60 - 73 31,089
SAT 18/08/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 97 - 69 16,500
SAT 18/08/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 45 - 62 44,878
SAT 18/08/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 105 - 110 15,000
SAT 18/08/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 87 - 55 10,000
SAT 18/08/1956 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 77 7,500

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1956 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray MCG 41 - 43 79,402

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1956 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 80 - 64 91,680

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1956 2:30 PM Collingwood v Footscray MCG 96 - 57 94,104

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1956 2:50 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 121 - 48 115,902