Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 18-Aug-1956 2:15 PM·Princes Park·44,878 att.
Carlton
6.9 (45)
vs
Footscray
8.14 (62)
Footscray won by 17

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton2.3 (15)2.6 (18)4.8 (32)6.9 (45)6.9 (45)
Footscray2.6 (18)4.8 (32)6.11 (47)8.14 (62)8.14 (62)

Carlton — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#17 Doug Beasy1
#20 Leon Berner
#35 Brian Buckley
#23 John Chick
#16 Kevin Clarke
#15 Bruce Comben
#8 Jack Ellis2
#14 Vin English
#25 George Ferry
#28 Graham Gilchrist1
#1 Ken Hands
#27 Colin Holt
#10 John James
#11 Laurie Kerr1
#9 Jack Mills
#2 Bill Milroy
#12 Don Nicholls1
#30 Jack Sullivan
#3 Peter Webster
#19 Denis Zeunert

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box
#2 Jack Collins3
#8 Max Cross2
#22 Wally Donald
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#12 Alex Gardiner1
#34 Brian Gilmore
#36 Byron Guthrie
#1 John Kerr
#20 Peter McRae
#21 Ron Porta
#33 Don Rawson
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross1
#14 Kevin Smith
#32 Harvey Stevens1
#17 Ron Stockman
#10 John Westacott
#3 Ted Whitten