Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 5-May-1956 2:15 PM·Lake Oval·18,500 att.
South Melbourne
6.17 (53)
vs
Hawthorn
8.11 (59)
Hawthorn won by 6

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne1.5 (11)2.10 (22)4.14 (38)6.17 (53)6.17 (53)
Hawthorn1.1 (7)4.8 (32)5.10 (40)8.11 (59)8.11 (59)

South Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Ron Clegg1
#11 Jim Dorgan
#39 John Elder
#34 John Ferguson1
#28 Ian Gillett
#2 Fred Goldsmith
#8 Bill Gunn
#22 Kevin Hogan
#31 Jack Hudson
#1 Don Keyter1
#6 Clarrie Lane
#35 John Ledwidge
#17 Don Matthews
#18 Gerry McDonald
#25 Hugh McLaughlin
#4 Ian Monks3
#7 Mick Sibun
#20 Jim Taylor
#20 John Trethowan
#12 Marshall Younger

Hawthorn — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Graham Arthur1
#6 Kevin Coghlan2
#7 Frank Considine
#28 Maurie Considine
#5 John Cooper1
#26 Don Gent
#13 Max Jose
#1 Les Kaine2
#22 Brian Kann
#10 John Kennedy
#35 Norm Maginness
#3 John OMahoney1
#30 Ian Pearson
#23 John Peck1
#27 Roy Simmonds
#20 Clayton Thompson
#16 Lance Wilkinson
#24 Allan Woodley
#21 Ray Yeoman
#8 Maurie Young