1956 VFL Season

These are the results for the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds. Melbourne were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Melbourne were the premiers, with Noel McMahen as the premiership captain and Norm Smith as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1956 VFL Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Jim Francis
Collingwood Victoria Park Phonse Kyne
Essendon Windy Hill Dick Reynolds
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval Bill Stephen Frank Curcio
Footscray Western Oval Charlie Sutton
Geelong Kardinia Park Reg Hickey Bob Davis
Hawthorn Glenferrie Oval Jack Hale
Melbourne MCG Norm Smith
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval Charlie Gaudion
Richmond Punt Road Oval Max Oppy
South Melbourne Lakeside Oval Herbie Matthews
St Kilda Junction Oval Alan Killigrew

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 146.0% 1,429 979 195 259 136 163
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 125.9% 1,420 1,128 198 232 157 186
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 121.9% 1,427 1,171 202 215 164 187
Footscray 4th 11 -0- 7 44 114.2% 1,323 1,159 183 225 163 181
Carlton 5th 10 -1- 7 42 113.7% 1,304 1,147 179 230 154 223
Essendon 6th 10 -0- 8 40 95.8% 1,308 1,365 176 252 185 255
Hawthorn 7th 7 -1- 10 30 88.9% 1,193 1,342 163 215 185 232
Fitzroy 8th 7 -0- 11 28 89.3% 1,190 1,332 164 206 184 228
South Melbourne 9th 6 -1- 11 26 88.1% 1,210 1,374 169 196 191 228
Richmond 10th 6 -0- 12 24 86.8% 1,277 1,471 183 179 203 253
St Kilda 11th 4 -1- 13 18 88.0% 1,170 1,330 165 180 191 184
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 15 12 69.6% 1,038 1,491 144 174 208 243

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Melbourne 1st Premiers
Collingwood 2nd Runners-Up
Footscray 3rd Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Geelong 4th Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
Carlton 5th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon 6th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn 7th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy 8th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne 9th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond 10th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda 11th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne 12th Did not qualify for finals

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 67 - 39 30,000
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
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 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

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 1 -0- 0 4 239.0% 98 41
Essendon 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 171.8% 67 39
Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 160.0% 88 55
Geelong 4th 1 -0- 0 4 154.0% 77 50
Collingwood 5th 1 -0- 0 4 149.2% 97 65
Footscray 6th 1 -0- 0 4 142.0% 98 69
Fitzroy 7th 0 -0- 1 0 70.4% 69 98
Hawthorn 8th 0 -0- 1 0 67.0% 65 97
South Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 1 0 64.9% 50 77
Richmond 10th 0 -0- 1 0 62.5% 55 88
Carlton 11th 0 -0- 1 0 58.2% 39 67
St Kilda 12th 0 -0- 1 0 41.8% 41 98

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

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong 1st 2 -0- 0 8 259.7% 187 72
Melbourne 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 174.5% 178 102
Collingwood 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 158.5% 187 118
Footscray 4th 2 -0- 0 8 149.6% 172 115
Essendon 5th 1 -0- 1 4 105.1% 124 118
Fitzroy 6th 1 -0- 1 4 95.5% 148 155
Hawthorn 7th 1 -0- 1 4 94.0% 171 182
North Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 1 4 79.5% 120 151
Richmond 9th 0 -0- 2 0 72.2% 140 194
South Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 2 0 61.7% 103 167
Carlton 11th 0 -0- 2 0 54.8% 86 157
St Kilda 12th 0 -0- 2 0 50.6% 87 172

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 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 North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 65 - 107 15,000
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 114 - 78 30,000
SAT 28/04/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 65 - 87 26,400

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong 1st 3 -0- 0 12 173.8% 299 172
Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 171.3% 245 143
Essendon 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 126.2% 231 183
Footscray 4th 2 -0- 1 8 117.0% 213 182
Collingwood 5th 2 -0- 1 8 114.2% 265 232
Fitzroy 6th 2 -0- 1 8 106.1% 242 228
Richmond 7th 1 -0- 2 4 93.4% 254 272
Hawthorn 8th 1 -0- 2 4 92.2% 271 294
Carlton 9th 1 -0- 2 4 77.9% 173 222
North Melbourne 10th 1 -0- 2 4 71.7% 185 258
South Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 3 0 67.4% 176 261
St Kilda 12th 0 -0- 3 0 58.7% 152 259

Round 4

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

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong 1st 4 -0- 0 16 165.4% 402 243
Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 159.6% 324 203
Essendon 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 133.8% 348 260
Collingwood 4th 3 -0- 1 12 115.4% 352 305
Footscray 5th 2 -0- 2 8 106.3% 286 269
Fitzroy 6th 2 -0- 2 8 98.4% 302 307
Hawthorn 7th 2 -0- 2 8 95.1% 330 347
Carlton 8th 2 -0- 2 8 87.0% 275 316
Richmond 9th 1 -0- 3 4 86.7% 325 375
North Melbourne 10th 1 -0- 3 4 77.5% 279 360
South Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 4 0 71.6% 229 320
St Kilda 12th 0 -0- 4 0 60.9% 229 376

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 63 - 48 9,000
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 67 - 57 18,134
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 56 - 48 47,270
SAT 12/05/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 27 - 48 12,250

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 0 20 151.4% 380 251
Geelong 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 150.5% 450 299
Essendon 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 130.1% 406 312
Footscray 4th 3 -0- 2 12 108.3% 353 326
Fitzroy 5th 3 -0- 2 12 102.8% 365 355
Collingwood 6th 3 -0- 2 12 101.4% 374 369
Hawthorn 7th 3 -0- 2 12 101.1% 378 374
Carlton 8th 3 -0- 2 12 100.3% 339 338
Richmond 9th 1 -0- 4 4 87.1% 377 433
North Melbourne 10th 1 -0- 4 4 77.3% 327 423
South Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 5 0 73.9% 286 387
St Kilda 12th 0 -0- 5 0 60.4% 256 424

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1956 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 67 - 26 28,000
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
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 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

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 0 24 158.4% 464 293
Geelong 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 130.1% 476 366
Essendon 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 120.0% 492 410
Collingwood 4th 4 -0- 2 16 111.6% 441 395
Carlton 5th 4 -0- 2 16 109.9% 446 406
Fitzroy 6th 4 -0- 2 16 108.3% 442 408
Hawthorn 7th 4 -0- 2 16 101.6% 452 445
Footscray 8th 3 -0- 3 12 106.0% 424 400
Richmond 9th 1 -0- 5 4 82.4% 445 540
South Melbourne 10th 1 -0- 5 4 81.2% 384 473
North Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 5 4 72.8% 369 507
St Kilda 12th 0 -0- 6 0 61.7% 309 501

Round 7

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

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 0 28 153.4% 543 354
Geelong 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 137.8% 583 423
Fitzroy 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 109.2% 509 466
Carlton 4th 5 -0- 2 20 108.9% 502 461
Essendon 5th 4 -0- 3 16 106.2% 549 517
Collingwood 6th 4 -0- 3 16 105.9% 502 474
Hawthorn 7th 4 -0- 3 16 99.6% 510 512
Footscray 8th 3 -0- 4 12 105.0% 479 456
North Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 5 8 82.5% 466 565
Richmond 10th 1 -0- 6 4 81.0% 489 604
South Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 6 4 77.5% 442 570
St Kilda 12th 1 -0- 6 4 68.4% 373 545

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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
SAT 02/06/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 47 - 61 26,300
MON 04/06/1956 2:15 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 83 - 107 31,500
MON 04/06/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 78 - 56 21,985
MON 04/06/1956 2:15 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 75 - 78 23,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 0 32 150.6% 604 401
Geelong 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 138.0% 661 479
Carlton 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 115.0% 575 500
Collingwood 4th 5 -0- 3 20 114.1% 566 496
Fitzroy 5th 5 -0- 3 20 103.9% 565 544
Footscray 6th 4 -0- 4 16 108.7% 586 539
Essendon 7th 4 -0- 4 16 101.3% 632 624
Hawthorn 8th 4 -0- 4 16 93.8% 549 585
South Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 6 8 80.6% 520 645
North Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 6 8 77.6% 488 629
Richmond 11th 1 -0- 7 4 82.7% 564 682
St Kilda 12th 1 -0- 7 4 69.3% 420 606

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 79 - 80 33,254
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
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 107 - 39 32,543
SAT 09/06/1956 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 89 - 74 21,000

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 0 36 161.6% 711 440
Geelong 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 132.8% 741 558
Collingwood 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 121.6% 648 533
Carlton 4th 6 -0- 3 24 112.8% 654 580
Footscray 5th 5 -0- 4 20 115.3% 672 583
Hawthorn 6th 5 -0- 4 20 98.2% 604 615
Fitzroy 7th 5 -0- 4 20 96.2% 602 626
Essendon 8th 4 -0- 5 16 91.8% 671 731
South Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 6 12 84.7% 609 719
North Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 7 8 75.7% 518 684
Richmond 11th 1 -0- 8 4 79.2% 608 768
St Kilda 12th 1 -0- 8 4 71.1% 494 695

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

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 0 40 158.9% 793 499
Geelong 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 124.8% 809 648
Collingwood 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 120.3% 717 596
Carlton 4th 7 -0- 3 28 117.4% 743 633
Footscray 5th 6 -0- 4 24 117.1% 762 651
Hawthorn 6th 5 -0- 5 20 95.5% 675 707
Essendon 7th 5 -0- 5 20 95.1% 763 802
Fitzroy 8th 5 -0- 5 20 91.6% 655 715
South Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 7 12 83.4% 668 801
Richmond 10th 2 -0- 8 8 82.2% 691 841
North Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 8 8 77.1% 591 767
St Kilda 12th 1 -0- 9 4 72.9% 557 764

Round 11

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

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 0 44 161.4% 873 541
Collingwood 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 126.9% 825 650
Geelong 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 123.5% 871 705
Footscray 4th 7 -0- 4 28 117.5% 811 690
Carlton 5th 7 -0- 4 28 112.9% 797 706
Hawthorn 6th 5 -0- 6 20 91.1% 717 787
Fitzroy 7th 5 -0- 6 20 90.7% 741 817
Essendon 8th 5 -0- 6 20 89.8% 817 910
South Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 7 16 86.7% 741 855
Richmond 10th 3 -0- 8 12 85.5% 793 927
North Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 9 8 77.2% 630 816
St Kilda 12th 1 -0- 10 4 74.3% 614 826

Round 12

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

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 0 48 162.5% 952 586
Collingwood 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 128.4% 909 708
Geelong 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 128.3% 938 731
Footscray 4th 8 -0- 4 32 117.7% 872 741
Carlton 5th 8 -0- 4 32 117.4% 882 751
Fitzroy 6th 5 -0- 7 20 90.2% 792 878
Hawthorn 7th 5 -0- 7 20 89.0% 775 871
Essendon 8th 5 -0- 7 20 86.6% 862 995
South Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 8 16 83.2% 767 922
Richmond 10th 3 -0- 9 12 83.3% 838 1,006
St Kilda 11th 2 -0- 10 8 84.7% 743 877
North Melbourne 12th 2 -0- 10 8 72.1% 681 945

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 31 - 54 13,000
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 South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 69 - 75 25,000

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 0 52 157.3% 1,046 665
Geelong 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 137.1% 1,067 778
Collingwood 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 126.6% 984 777
Footscray 4th 8 -0- 5 32 115.8% 951 821
Carlton 5th 8 -0- 5 32 113.7% 961 845
Essendon 6th 6 -0- 7 24 88.2% 929 1,053
Fitzroy 7th 5 -0- 8 20 89.9% 850 945
Hawthorn 8th 5 -0- 8 20 87.1% 806 925
Richmond 9th 4 -0- 9 16 86.0% 892 1,037
South Melbourne 10th 4 -0- 9 16 83.9% 836 997
St Kilda 11th 3 -0- 10 12 86.1% 823 956
North Melbourne 12th 2 -0- 11 8 67.8% 728 1,074

Round 14

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

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 1 52 149.9% 1,105 737
Geelong 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 135.2% 1,152 852
Collingwood 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 130.6% 1,084 830
Footscray 4th 9 -0- 5 36 116.3% 1,023 880
Carlton 5th 8 -1- 5 34 112.7% 1,027 911
Essendon 6th 7 -0- 7 28 91.5% 1,007 1,100
Fitzroy 7th 6 -0- 8 24 93.1% 955 1,026
Hawthorn 8th 5 -0- 9 20 87.1% 880 1,010
South Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 10 16 83.2% 917 1,102
Richmond 10th 4 -0- 10 16 83.1% 945 1,137
St Kilda 11th 3 -1- 10 14 87.0% 889 1,022
North Melbourne 12th 2 -0- 12 8 67.3% 775 1,152

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 Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 72 - 104 41,639
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 78 - 78 12,500
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 Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 65 - 79 15,000
SAT 28/07/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 47 - 49 28,100

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 1 56 150.1% 1,186 790
Geelong 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 134.2% 1,231 917
Collingwood 3rd 12 -0- 3 48 131.7% 1,188 902
Carlton 4th 9 -1- 5 38 117.6% 1,109 943
Footscray 5th 9 -0- 6 36 111.3% 1,095 984
Essendon 6th 8 -0- 7 32 92.1% 1,056 1,147
Fitzroy 7th 6 -0- 9 24 91.1% 1,008 1,107
Hawthorn 8th 5 -1- 9 22 88.1% 958 1,088
South Melbourne 9th 4 -1- 10 18 84.3% 995 1,180
Richmond 10th 4 -0- 11 16 83.1% 1,010 1,216
St Kilda 11th 3 -1- 11 14 87.4% 936 1,071
North Melbourne 12th 2 -0- 13 8 65.4% 807 1,234

Round 16

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

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 2 56 146.5% 1,242 848
Geelong 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 132.5% 1,289 973
Collingwood 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 127.7% 1,259 986
Carlton 4th 10 -1- 5 42 117.7% 1,193 1,014
Footscray 5th 9 -0- 7 36 109.9% 1,158 1,054
Essendon 6th 8 -0- 8 32 91.7% 1,135 1,238
Hawthorn 7th 6 -1- 9 26 90.3% 1,056 1,169
Fitzroy 8th 6 -0- 10 24 87.8% 1,064 1,212
South Melbourne 9th 5 -1- 10 22 85.7% 1,065 1,243
Richmond 10th 5 -0- 11 20 85.0% 1,101 1,295
St Kilda 11th 3 -1- 12 14 87.0% 1,017 1,169
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 13 12 70.7% 912 1,290

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 103 - 60 16,492
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 69 - 101 32,155
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 114 - 71 16,186
SAT 11/08/1956 2:15 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 43 - 56 14,200

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 2 60 147.6% 1,356 919
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 128.9% 1,360 1,055
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 126.4% 1,358 1,074
Carlton 4th 10 -1- 6 42 116.0% 1,259 1,085
Footscray 5th 10 -0- 7 40 113.2% 1,261 1,114
Essendon 6th 9 -0- 8 36 93.4% 1,211 1,296
Fitzroy 7th 7 -0- 10 28 89.2% 1,120 1,255
Hawthorn 8th 6 -1- 10 26 87.7% 1,116 1,272
Richmond 9th 6 -0- 11 24 86.1% 1,172 1,361
South Melbourne 10th 5 -1- 11 22 85.1% 1,123 1,319
St Kilda 11th 3 -1- 13 14 86.5% 1,060 1,225
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 14 12 70.0% 983 1,404

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1956 2:15 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 45 - 62 44,878
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 Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 77 7,500
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

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 146.0% 1,429 979
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 125.9% 1,420 1,128
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 121.9% 1,427 1,171
Footscray 4th 11 -0- 7 44 114.2% 1,323 1,159
Carlton 5th 10 -1- 7 42 113.7% 1,304 1,147
Essendon 6th 10 -0- 8 40 95.8% 1,308 1,365
Hawthorn 7th 7 -1- 10 30 88.9% 1,193 1,342
Fitzroy 8th 7 -0- 11 28 89.3% 1,190 1,332
South Melbourne 9th 6 -1- 11 26 88.1% 1,210 1,374
Richmond 10th 6 -0- 12 24 86.8% 1,277 1,471
St Kilda 11th 4 -1- 13 18 88.0% 1,170 1,330
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 15 12 69.6% 1,038 1,491

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 146.0% 1,429 979 195 259 136 163
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 125.9% 1,420 1,128 198 232 157 186
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 121.9% 1,427 1,171 202 215 164 187
Footscray 4th 11 -0- 7 44 114.2% 1,323 1,159 183 225 163 181
Carlton 5th 10 -1- 7 42 113.7% 1,304 1,147 179 230 154 223
Essendon 6th 10 -0- 8 40 95.8% 1,308 1,365 176 252 185 255
Hawthorn 7th 7 -1- 10 30 88.9% 1,193 1,342 163 215 185 232
Fitzroy 8th 7 -0- 11 28 89.3% 1,190 1,332 164 206 184 228
South Melbourne 9th 6 -1- 11 26 88.1% 1,210 1,374 169 196 191 228
Richmond 10th 6 -0- 12 24 86.8% 1,277 1,471 183 179 203 253
St Kilda 11th 4 -1- 13 18 88.0% 1,170 1,330 165 180 191 184
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 15 12 69.6% 1,038 1,491 144 174 208 243

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1956 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray MCG 41 - 43 79,402
SAT 01/09/1956 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 80 - 64 91,680

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne 1st
Collingwood 2nd
Footscray 3rd
Geelong 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

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

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne 1st
Collingwood 2nd
Footscray 3rd
Geelong 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

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

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne 1st
Collingwood 2nd
Footscray 3rd
Geelong 4th