Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 7-Jul-1956 2:15 PM·Princes Park·23,154 att.
Carlton
12.13 (85)
vs
Essendon
5.15 (45)
Carlton won by 40

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton5.3 (33)6.5 (41)8.10 (58)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)
Essendon0.1 (1)2.9 (21)3.13 (31)5.15 (45)5.15 (45)

Carlton — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#17 Doug Beasy2
#4 Bob Bosustow
#16 Kevin Clarke1
#15 Bruce Comben
#13 Graham Donaldson1
#14 Vin English
#25 George Ferry
#28 Graham Gilchrist
#5 Kevan Hamilton2
#1 Ken Hands1
#27 Colin Holt
#10 John James
#11 Laurie Kerr2
#9 Jack Mills
#2 Bill Milroy1
#12 Don Nicholls
#33 Ross Ousley2
#30 Jack Sullivan
#3 Peter Webster
#19 Denis Zeunert

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Stan Booth
#18 Reg Burgess
#32 Don Carmichael
#20 Jim Carstairs
#6 Doug Dench
#12 Morton Diston
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble1
#23 Jack Harrington1
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison1
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#9 Greg Sewell
#15 Bob Taylor
#33 John Towner
#16 Graham Willey1