1956 VFLS Season

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

It featured eighteen rounds. South Melbourne Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Melbourne Seconds were the premiers, with Roy McKay as the premiership coach.

Season Details

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

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Mick Price
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Jack Pimm
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Roy McKay
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Dick Harris
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne Seconds
Runners-Up: South Melbourne Seconds
Minor Premiers: South Melbourne Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 125.5% 1,500 1,195 213 222 163 217
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 130.4% 1,744 1,337 246 268 186 221
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 134.4% 1,536 1,143 219 222 157 201
Richmond Seconds 4th 12 -0- 6 48 111.7% 1,418 1,269 199 224 175 219
St Kilda Seconds 5th 12 -0- 6 48 109.0% 1,374 1,261 193 216 173 223
Collingwood Seconds 6th 12 -0- 6 48 105.9% 1,319 1,245 179 245 174 201
Essendon Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 119.9% 1,292 1,078 180 212 147 196
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 12 24 88.1% 1,181 1,340 163 203 190 200
Carlton Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 79.0% 1,213 1,536 168 205 220 216
Geelong Seconds 10th 5 -0- 13 20 77.3% 1,145 1,482 155 215 207 240
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 72.9% 1,171 1,607 166 175 234 203
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 72.5% 1,052 1,452 149 158 204 228

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1956 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 34 - 94
SAT 14/04/1956 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 80 - 32
SAT 14/04/1956 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 90 - 83
SAT 14/04/1956 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 38 - 92
SAT 14/04/1956 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 113 - 75
SAT 14/04/1956 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 70 - 52

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 276.5% 94 34
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 250.0% 80 32
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 242.1% 92 38
Melbourne Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 150.7% 113 75
St Kilda Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 134.6% 70 52
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 108.4% 90 83
Footscray Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 92.2% 83 90
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 74.3% 52 70
Richmond Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 66.4% 75 113
Geelong Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 41.3% 38 92
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 40.0% 32 80
Carlton Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 36.2% 34 94

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1956 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 108 - 45
SAT 21/04/1956 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 93 - 64
SAT 21/04/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 98 - 107
SAT 21/04/1956 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 89 - 109
SAT 21/04/1956 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 71 - 80
SAT 21/04/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Lakeside Oval 80 - 48

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 255.7% 202 79
South Melbourne Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 200.0% 172 86
Footscray Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 114.3% 176 154
Collingwood Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 114.3% 128 112
Melbourne Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 109.8% 202 184
St Kilda Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 92.4% 134 145
Richmond Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 86.3% 182 211
Carlton Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 78.1% 143 183
Geelong Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 72.4% 118 163
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 1 -0- 1 4 70.7% 135 191
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 82.0% 123 150
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 69.5% 130 187

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1956 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 112 - 128
SAT 28/04/1956 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 73 - 60
SAT 28/04/1956 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 97 - 59
SAT 28/04/1956 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Kardinia Park 58 - 89
SAT 28/04/1956 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 109 - 78
SAT 28/04/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 82 - 61

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 216.7% 299 138
South Melbourne Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 172.8% 254 147
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 118.7% 311 262
Collingwood Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 116.9% 201 172
St Kilda Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 101.9% 262 257
Footscray Seconds 6th 1 -0- 2 4 96.6% 254 263
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 89.4% 219 245
Richmond Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 85.2% 242 284
Carlton Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 82.0% 255 311
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 71.8% 196 273
Geelong Seconds 11th 1 -0- 2 4 69.8% 176 252
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 73.7% 182 247

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1956 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 82
SAT 05/05/1956 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 53 - 66
SAT 05/05/1956 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 101 - 50
SAT 05/05/1956 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 99 - 88
SAT 05/05/1956 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 119 - 120
SAT 05/05/1956 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 67 - 69

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 179.5% 368 205
South Melbourne Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 122.6% 304 248
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 118.7% 267 225
Melbourne Seconds 4th 3 -0- 1 12 115.9% 393 339
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 108.5% 320 295
St Kilda Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 100.9% 329 326
Geelong Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 79.8% 296 371
Footscray Seconds 8th 1 -0- 3 4 93.3% 307 329
Richmond Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 4 89.4% 361 404
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 83.9% 281 335
Carlton Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 83.7% 343 410
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 3 4 76.9% 273 355

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1956 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 65 - 38
SAT 12/05/1956 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 90 - 65
SAT 12/05/1956 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 132 - 44
SAT 12/05/1956 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 87 - 35
SAT 12/05/1956 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 69 - 44
SAT 12/05/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 67 - 50

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 4 -0- 1 16 150.4% 412 274
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 126.2% 332 263
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 124.5% 371 298
Hawthorn Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 133.3% 452 339
Melbourne Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 106.8% 458 429
Geelong Seconds 6th 3 -0- 2 12 88.5% 386 436
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 99.5% 368 370
Richmond Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 96.0% 430 448
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 81.4% 373 458
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 90.2% 357 396
Carlton Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 80.2% 381 475
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 4 4 69.7% 308 442

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1956 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 35 - 88
SAT 19/05/1956 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 52 - 63
SAT 19/05/1956 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 48 - 65
SAT 19/05/1956 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Kardinia Park 64 - 102
SAT 19/05/1956 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 123 - 93
SAT 19/05/1956 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 82 - 45

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 5 -0- 1 20 132.7% 434 327
South Melbourne Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 124.0% 434 350
Essendon Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 137.7% 464 337
Hawthorn Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 133.6% 517 387
Melbourne Seconds 5th 4 -0- 2 16 111.3% 581 522
Richmond Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 107.2% 518 483
St Kilda Seconds 7th 3 -0- 3 12 90.5% 455 503
Geelong Seconds 8th 3 -0- 3 12 83.6% 450 538
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 93.5% 461 493
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -0- 5 4 87.9% 405 461
Carlton Seconds 11th 1 -0- 5 4 73.9% 416 563
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 5 4 67.4% 353 524

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1956 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 85 - 78
SAT 26/05/1956 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 62 - 69
SAT 26/05/1956 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 62 - 58
SAT 26/05/1956 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 64
SAT 26/05/1956 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 95 - 41
SAT 26/05/1956 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 82 - 45

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 6 -0- 1 24 130.6% 516 395
Essendon Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 133.2% 526 395
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 125.3% 496 396
Melbourne Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 111.3% 650 584
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 125.2% 581 464
Richmond Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 117.0% 613 524
Geelong Seconds 7th 3 -0- 4 12 84.7% 508 600
St Kilda Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 82.9% 496 598
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 8 88.0% 506 575
Carlton Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 78.2% 501 641
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -0- 5 8 73.1% 430 588
Footscray Seconds 12th 1 -0- 6 4 88.5% 483 546

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1956 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 47 - 48
SAT 02/06/1956 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 53 - 51
SAT 02/06/1956 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 97 - 59
SAT 02/06/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 123 - 64
MON 04/06/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 82 - 50
MON 04/06/1956 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 51 - 67

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 7 -0- 1 28 139.2% 639 459
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 126.0% 563 447
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 116.2% 747 643
Hawthorn Seconds 4th 5 -0- 3 20 129.0% 663 514
Essendon Seconds 5th 5 -0- 3 20 128.8% 577 448
Richmond Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 16 104.6% 677 647
Geelong Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 85.9% 556 647
St Kilda Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 79.9% 555 695
Footscray Seconds 9th 2 -0- 6 8 89.8% 536 597
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 8 86.8% 557 642
Carlton Seconds 11th 2 -0- 6 8 76.2% 551 723
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 2 -0- 6 8 75.0% 477 636

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1956 Collingwood (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 84 - 77
SAT 09/06/1956 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 64 - 54
SAT 09/06/1956 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 94 - 68
SAT 09/06/1956 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 35 - 68
SAT 09/06/1956 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 81 - 63
SAT 09/06/1956 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 87 - 79

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 7 -0- 2 28 131.5% 718 546
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 123.5% 647 524
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 133.2% 731 549
Essendon Seconds 4th 6 -0- 3 24 127.7% 641 502
Melbourne Seconds 5th 6 -0- 3 24 113.3% 801 707
Richmond Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 106.8% 758 710
Geelong Seconds 7th 5 -0- 4 20 90.9% 650 715
St Kilda Seconds 8th 4 -0- 5 16 82.9% 642 774
Footscray Seconds 9th 2 -0- 7 8 88.3% 599 678
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 7 8 83.4% 592 710
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -0- 7 8 76.9% 554 720
Carlton Seconds 12th 2 -0- 7 8 75.8% 619 817

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1956 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 83 - 97
SAT 16/06/1956 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 75 - 69
SAT 16/06/1956 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Kardinia Park 78 - 84
SAT 16/06/1956 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 85 - 50
SAT 16/06/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 89 - 68
SAT 23/06/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 72 - 55

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 8 -0- 2 32 131.4% 807 614
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 121.8% 722 593
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 132.9% 803 604
Essendon Seconds 4th 6 -0- 4 24 121.3% 696 574
Richmond Seconds 5th 6 -0- 4 24 110.9% 843 760
Melbourne Seconds 6th 6 -0- 4 24 109.2% 869 796
Geelong Seconds 7th 5 -0- 5 20 91.1% 728 799
St Kilda Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 16 83.7% 711 849
Footscray Seconds 9th 3 -0- 7 12 90.3% 683 756
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 12 81.1% 651 803
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 8 8 80.8% 642 795
Carlton Seconds 12th 2 -0- 8 8 76.8% 702 914

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1956 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 49 - 78
SAT 30/06/1956 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) Windy Hill 104 - 50
SAT 30/06/1956 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 54 - 65
SAT 30/06/1956 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 38 - 33
SAT 30/06/1956 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 64 - 116
SAT 30/06/1956 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 87 - 58

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 36 133.5% 885 663
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 137.6% 919 668
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 110.8% 772 697
Essendon Seconds 4th 7 -0- 4 28 128.2% 800 624
Richmond Seconds 5th 7 -0- 4 28 111.5% 908 814
Melbourne Seconds 6th 6 -0- 5 24 102.3% 933 912
Geelong Seconds 7th 5 -0- 6 20 88.7% 786 886
St Kilda Seconds 8th 5 -0- 6 20 88.0% 798 907
Footscray Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 16 91.4% 721 789
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 3 -0- 8 12 81.2% 705 868
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 9 8 81.0% 675 833
Carlton Seconds 12th 2 -0- 9 8 75.7% 751 992

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1956 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 67 - 80
SAT 07/07/1956 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 81 - 32
SAT 07/07/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood (S) Glenferrie Oval 81 - 53
SAT 07/07/1956 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 48 - 94
SAT 07/07/1956 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 66 - 85
SAT 07/07/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 81 - 67

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 10 -0- 2 40 132.3% 966 730
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 138.7% 1,000 721
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 106.0% 825 778
Essendon Seconds 4th 7 -0- 5 28 123.2% 867 704
Richmond Seconds 5th 7 -0- 5 28 108.3% 974 899
Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -0- 5 28 104.1% 1,018 978
St Kilda Seconds 7th 6 -0- 6 24 93.4% 892 955
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 7 20 97.7% 802 821
Geelong Seconds 9th 5 -0- 7 20 88.2% 853 967
Carlton Seconds 10th 3 -0- 9 12 78.5% 831 1,059
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -0- 9 12 77.7% 737 949
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 2 -0- 10 8 78.0% 723 927

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1956 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 63 - 108
SAT 14/07/1956 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 83 - 39
SAT 14/07/1956 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 66 - 62
SAT 14/07/1956 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 44 - 52
SAT 14/07/1956 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 72 - 71
SAT 14/07/1956 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 88 - 41

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 10 -0- 3 40 123.6% 1,005 813
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 135.1% 1,071 793
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 111.1% 908 817
Melbourne Seconds 4th 8 -0- 5 32 108.2% 1,126 1,041
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -0- 5 32 107.8% 1,046 970
Essendon Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 28 120.6% 929 770
St Kilda Seconds 7th 7 -0- 6 28 98.4% 980 996
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 8 20 92.7% 843 909
Geelong Seconds 9th 5 -0- 8 20 88.0% 897 1,019
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -0- 9 16 79.4% 803 1,011
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 3 -0- 10 12 79.8% 775 971
Carlton Seconds 12th 3 -0- 10 12 76.6% 894 1,167

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1956 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 107 - 122
SAT 21/07/1956 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 66 - 88
SAT 21/07/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 75 - 44
SAT 21/07/1956 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 49 - 103
SAT 21/07/1956 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 89 - 49
SAT 21/07/1956 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 70 - 60

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 11 -0- 3 44 122.5% 1,127 920
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 136.9% 1,146 837
Richmond Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 111.4% 1,135 1,019
Melbourne Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 36 109.7% 1,214 1,107
Collingwood Seconds 5th 9 -0- 5 36 105.6% 957 906
Essendon Seconds 6th 8 -0- 6 32 126.0% 1,032 819
St Kilda Seconds 7th 8 -0- 6 32 99.4% 1,050 1,056
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 9 20 91.2% 909 997
Geelong Seconds 9th 5 -0- 9 20 86.0% 941 1,094
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -0- 10 16 80.3% 910 1,133
Carlton Seconds 11th 3 -0- 11 12 77.1% 954 1,237
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 3 -0- 11 12 76.7% 824 1,074

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1956 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 58 - 57
SAT 28/07/1956 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 105 - 82
SAT 28/07/1956 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 54 - 65
SAT 28/07/1956 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Kardinia Park 48 - 68
SAT 28/07/1956 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 129 - 74
SAT 28/07/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 130 - 92

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 12 -0- 3 48 124.2% 1,257 1,012
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 128.0% 1,238 967
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 113.7% 1,343 1,181
Richmond Seconds 4th 10 -0- 5 40 112.7% 1,203 1,067
Collingwood Seconds 5th 10 -0- 5 40 107.5% 1,062 988
St Kilda Seconds 6th 9 -0- 6 36 100.5% 1,115 1,110
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 7 32 122.9% 1,086 884
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 10 20 89.9% 991 1,102
Geelong Seconds 9th 5 -0- 10 20 85.1% 989 1,162
Carlton Seconds 10th 4 -0- 11 16 78.2% 1,012 1,294
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 4 -0- 11 16 78.0% 984 1,262
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 3 -0- 12 12 77.8% 881 1,132

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1956 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 75 - 95
SAT 04/08/1956 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 91 - 92
SAT 04/08/1956 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 102 - 93
SAT 04/08/1956 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 83 - 77
SAT 04/08/1956 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 164 - 57
SAT 04/08/1956 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 92 - 67

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 12 -0- 4 48 121.8% 1,334 1,095
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 121.7% 1,507 1,238
Richmond Seconds 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 111.8% 1,295 1,158
Collingwood Seconds 4th 11 -0- 5 44 108.8% 1,157 1,063
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 10 -0- 6 40 123.2% 1,305 1,059
St Kilda Seconds 6th 10 -0- 6 40 102.5% 1,207 1,177
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 8 32 120.6% 1,177 976
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 10 24 91.1% 1,074 1,179
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 5 -0- 11 20 80.1% 1,086 1,355
Geelong Seconds 10th 5 -0- 11 20 78.9% 1,046 1,326
Carlton Seconds 11th 4 -0- 12 16 78.3% 1,087 1,389
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 3 -0- 13 12 78.9% 974 1,234

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1956 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 91 - 56
SAT 11/08/1956 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 50 - 107
SAT 11/08/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 86 - 49
SAT 11/08/1956 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 28 - 111
SAT 11/08/1956 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 89 - 51
SAT 11/08/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 59 - 50

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 13 -0- 4 52 121.7% 1,393 1,145
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 127.8% 1,618 1,266
Richmond Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 114.5% 1,384 1,209
Collingwood Seconds 4th 12 -0- 5 48 111.5% 1,248 1,119
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 11 -0- 6 44 125.5% 1,391 1,108
St Kilda Seconds 6th 11 -0- 6 44 107.1% 1,314 1,227
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 9 32 118.6% 1,227 1,035
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 11 24 88.8% 1,123 1,265
Geelong Seconds 9th 5 -0- 12 20 77.8% 1,102 1,417
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 12 20 77.7% 1,136 1,462
Carlton Seconds 11th 4 -0- 13 16 77.0% 1,138 1,478
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 3 -0- 14 12 74.5% 1,002 1,345

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1956 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 58 - 75
SAT 18/08/1956 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Kardinia Park 43 - 65
SAT 18/08/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 145 - 35
SAT 18/08/1956 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 126 - 71
SAT 18/08/1956 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 50 - 107
SAT 18/08/1956 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 60 - 34

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 125.5% 1,500 1,195
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 130.4% 1,744 1,337
Hawthorn Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 134.4% 1,536 1,143
Richmond Seconds 4th 12 -0- 6 48 111.7% 1,418 1,269
St Kilda Seconds 5th 12 -0- 6 48 109.0% 1,374 1,261
Collingwood Seconds 6th 12 -0- 6 48 105.9% 1,319 1,245
Essendon Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 119.9% 1,292 1,078
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 12 24 88.1% 1,181 1,340
Carlton Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 79.0% 1,213 1,536
Geelong Seconds 10th 5 -0- 13 20 77.3% 1,145 1,482
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 72.9% 1,171 1,607
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 72.5% 1,052 1,452

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1956 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 39 - 66
SAT 01/09/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) MCG 59 - 65

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1956 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 95 - 74

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1956 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 110 - 72