Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 19-May-1956 2:15 PM·Lake Oval·26,000 att.
South Melbourne
15.8 (98)
vs
Essendon
11.20 (86)
South Melbourne won by 12

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne4.1 (25)10.3 (63)13.8 (86)15.8 (98)15.8 (98)
Essendon1.4 (10)4.8 (32)8.12 (60)11.20 (86)11.20 (86)

South Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Ron Clegg1
#9 Gerald Crough
#11 Jim Dorgan
#39 John Elder
#34 John Ferguson
#28 Ian Gillett2
#2 Fred Goldsmith
#8 Bill Gunn4
#24 Ellis Hicks
#22 Kevin Hogan
#31 Jack Hudson
#1 Don Keyter1
#27 Eddie Lane
#17 Don Matthews
#18 Gerry McDonald
#10 Bob Pratt2
#7 Mick Sibun
#14 Bob Skilton5
#20 John Trethowan
#12 Marshall Younger

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow2
#2 Stan Booth1
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#6 Doug Dench
#24 Robert Fox3
#13 Fred Gallagher
#23 Jack Harrington1
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#21 Jack Knowles
#8 Ray Lalor
#30 Geoff Leek
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell2
#17 Max Nixon
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#33 John Towner