Match Recap
Grand Final·Sat, 15-Sep-1956 2:50 PM·M.C.G.·115,902 att.
Melbourne
17.19 (121)
vs
Collingwood
6.12 (48)
Melbourne won by 73

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.4 (16)6.11 (47)10.16 (76)17.19 (121)17.19 (121)
Collingwood3.3 (21)4.3 (27)5.6 (36)6.12 (48)6.12 (48)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Frank Adams
#31 Ron Barassi3
#30 John Beckwith
#19 Keith Carroll
#1 Denis Cordner
#9 Brian Dixon
#28 Terry Gleeson
#18 Bob Johnson3
#14 Trevor Johnson
#16 Clyde Laidlaw
#34 Ralph Lane
#3 Peter Marquis
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#11 Laurie Mithen
#24 Ian Ridley1
#8 Jim Sandral
#12 Stuart Spencer5
#15 Athol Webb5
#25 Don Williams

Collingwood — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#13 Ray Gabelich
#7 Bob Greve1
#8 Jack Hamilton
#18 Ken Hedt
#23 William Jones1
#9 Ron Kingston
#12 Bob Kupsch
#3 Peter Lucas
#1 Neil Mann
#17 Thorold Merrett
#21 Laurie Rymer
#22 Bill Serong1
#29 Lerrel Sharp
#5 Ken Smale1
#26 Harry Sullivan
#24 Frank Tuck
#36 Ken Turner1
#2 Bill Twomey1
#31 Neville Waller
#27 Murray Weideman