Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 7-Jul-1956 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·26,872 att.
Melbourne
11.13 (79)
vs
Richmond
7.3 (45)
Melbourne won by 34

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne1.6 (12)4.9 (33)8.12 (60)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)
Richmond2.0 (12)3.1 (19)5.1 (31)7.3 (45)7.3 (45)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ron Barassi1
#30 John Beckwith
#19 Keith Carroll
#1 Denis Cordner
#9 Brian Dixon1
#18 Bob Johnson2
#14 Trevor Johnson
#27 Dennis Jones1
#16 Clyde Laidlaw
#34 Ralph Lane
#3 Peter Marquis
#17 Geoff McGivern
#5 Ian McLean
#38 Ken Melville
#11 Laurie Mithen1
#24 Ian Ridley2
#8 Jim Sandral
#12 Stuart Spencer1
#15 Athol Webb2
#25 Don Williams

Richmond — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Ron Branton2
#33 Allan Cations
#34 John Claxton1
#7 Allan Cooke
#35 Brian Davie
#17 Bob Dummett1
#23 Frank Dunin
#14 Ron McDonald
#16 Ray McGaw
#22 Stan Morcom
#38 Peter Morris
#10 Vic Naismith1
#24 Ray Poulter1
#15 Des Rowe
#3 Havel Rowe
#8 Frank Ryan
#26 Col Saddington1
#6 Laurie Sharp
#11 Tom Simpson
#20 Ken Ward