Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 28-Apr-1956 2:15 PM·Western Oval·33,265 att.
Footscray
5.11 (41)
vs
Melbourne
9.13 (67)
Melbourne won by 26

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.6 (18)2.8 (20)5.10 (40)5.11 (41)5.11 (41)
Melbourne1.2 (8)3.4 (22)5.6 (36)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box
#27 Alan Clough
#23 Bob Collins
#2 Jack Collins2
#18 Noel Dickson
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy2
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#12 Alex Gardiner
#34 Brian Gilmore
#25 Herb Henderson
#1 John Kerr
#4 Ian Letcher
#9 Don Ross
#31 Lionel Ryan1
#17 Ron Stockman
#35 Graham Thompson
#30 Don Whitten
#3 Ted Whitten

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ron Barassi1
#30 John Beckwith
#29 Tony Bull
#19 Keith Carroll
#7 Geoff Case
#1 Denis Cordner
#28 Terry Gleeson
#18 Bob Johnson2
#14 Trevor Johnson
#16 Clyde Laidlaw
#34 Ralph Lane
#17 Geoff McGivern
#5 Ian McLean
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#11 Laurie Mithen
#24 Ian Ridley2
#12 Stuart Spencer3
#15 Athol Webb1
#25 Don Williams