Match Recap
Round 14·Sat, 21-Jul-1956 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·47,947 att.
Melbourne
7.17 (59)
vs
Footscray
10.12 (72)
Footscray won by 13

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne0.5 (5)3.10 (28)6.14 (50)7.17 (59)7.17 (59)
Footscray1.4 (10)4.6 (30)7.8 (50)10.12 (72)10.12 (72)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Frank Adams
#31 Ron Barassi
#30 John Beckwith
#19 Keith Carroll
#21 Peter Cook1
#1 Denis Cordner
#9 Brian Dixon
#18 Bob Johnson1
#14 Trevor Johnson
#34 Ralph Lane
#3 Peter Marquis
#17 Geoff McGivern
#5 Ian McLean
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville1
#11 Laurie Mithen
#24 Ian Ridley
#12 Stuart Spencer3
#15 Athol Webb1
#25 Don Williams

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box
#2 Jack Collins2
#8 Max Cross4
#18 Noel Dickson
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy
#11 Arthur Edwards
#34 Brian Gilmore
#40 Ron Henriksen
#1 John Kerr2
#20 Peter McRae
#21 Ron Porta
#33 Don Rawson
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross1
#16 Kevin Smith
#32 Harvey Stevens1
#17 Ron Stockman
#10 John Westacott
#3 Ted Whitten