VFL Season 1956 | GRAFT Ratings

Premiers: Melbourne
Tips Correct: 83 / 112 - 74.1%
Average Scores: Mean 70.7 - Median 69.5
Mean winning margin: 25.2
Margin of error: GRAFT 22.1 - Gamma 20.9

		p	w	d	l	pts	pf	pa	%	am	100+	60-	w60+	w6-	l6-	l60+
1	Melbourne	18	16	0	2	64	1429	979	145.97	+26.9	3	3	2	0	1	0
2	Collingwood	18	13	0	5	52	1420	1128	125.89	+11.5	4	3	0	2	0	1
3	Geelong	18	13	0	5	52	1427	1171	121.86	+13.4	5	4	2	3	1	0
4	Footscray	18	11	0	7	44	1323	1159	114.15	+6.3	2	5	0	1	3	0
5	Carlton	18	10	1	7	42	1304	1147	113.69	+8.7	2	5	0	1	2	0
6	Essendon	18	10	0	8	40	1308	1365	95.82	-3.2	2	7	0	2	0	1
7	Hawthorn	18	7	1	10	30	1193	1342	88.90	-8.3	2	9	0	2	0	0
8	Fitzroy	18	7	0	11	28	1190	1332	89.34	-7.9	1	9	0	0	0	0
9	South Melbourne	18	6	1	11	26	1210	1374	88.06	-9.1	0	8	0	1	2	0
10	Richmond	18	6	0	12	24	1277	1471	86.81	-10.8	3	7	0	1	3	0
11	St Kilda	18	4	1	13	18	1170	1330	87.97	-8.9	2	8	1	2	3	0
12	North Melbourne	18	3	0	15	12	1038	1491	69.62	-25.2	1	11	0	0	0	3

		seed	min	max	end	reseed	pl	correct	upsets:	wins	losses	gr moe	Γ moe
1	Melbourne	+28.8	+21.4	+31.1	+30.9	+27.0	20	18	2	0	2	26.7	26.7
2	Collingwood	+18.2	+7.7	+21.0	+14.0	+20.0	21	16	5	2	3	49.4	49.9
3	Geelong	+16.3	+8.2	+21.1	+8.2	+11.9	19	15	4	1	3	38.1	36.3
4	Footscray	+21.9	+6.4	+22.0	+7.5	+11.9	20	13	7	2	5	36.2	32.4
5	Carlton	-10.3	-12.6	+9.1	+5.5	+9.4	18	12	6	4	2	33.4	31.4
6	Essendon	+20.2	-8.0	+20.2	-1.5	-8.3	18	14	4	1	3	35.1	34.5
7	Hawthorn	-7.0	-11.0	-3.3	-10.2	-9.9	18	15	3	2	1	22.7	22.2
8	Fitzroy	-5.9	-14.1	+0.2	-13.1	-11.9	18	14	4	2	2	26.2	24.9
9	South Melbourne	-11.2	-11.2	+2.9	+2.9	-6.8	18	13	5	4	1	29.3	25.6
10	Richmond	+2.9	-11.3	+4.6	-6.0	-9.7	18	8	10	5	5	32.7	31.8
11	St Kilda	-54.2	-56.4	-10.2	-12.0	-9.1	18	13	5	4	1	44.3	34.1
12	North Melbourne	-19.7	-32.1	-16.6	-26.2	-24.5	18	15	3	2	1	37.6	40.6

Round 1
≡ Sat Apr 14 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	9.	13	67	att +5.0 def +15.2+20.2	86.9	+30.6	+28	-0.3	att +3.0 def +17.0+20.0
Carlton	5.	9	39	att -2.2 def -8.1-10.3	56.3			+0.3	att -4.0 def -6.1-10.1
Essendon by 28
≡ Sat Apr 14 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	8.	17	65	att -5.0 def -2.0-7.0	59.6			-0.7	att -4.4 def -3.3-7.7
Collingwood	14.	13	97	att +9.0 def +9.2+18.2	84.8	+25.2	+32	+0.7	att +10.2 def +8.7+18.9
Collingwood by 32
≡ Sat Apr 14 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	14.	14	98	att +2.8 def +19.1+21.9	79.4	+27.8	+29	+0.1	att +4.7 def +17.3+22.0
Fitzroy	10.	9	69	att -3.1 def -2.8-5.9	51.6			-0.1	att -1.3 def -4.7-6.0
Footscray by 29
≡ Sat Apr 14 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	7.	8	50	att -5.0 def -6.1-11.2	57.2			+1.2	att -5.8 def -4.2-9.9
Geelong	11.	11	77	att +10.8 def +5.5+16.3	96.7	+39.5	+27	-1.2	att +8.8 def +6.3+15.1
Geelong by 27
≡ Sat Apr 14 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	8.	7	55	att +5.9 def -3.0+2.9	63.7			-0.7	att +5.0 def -2.9+2.2
Melbourne	12.	16	88	att +12.8 def +16.0+28.8	89.6	+25.9	+33	+0.7	att +12.6 def +16.9+29.5
Melbourne by 33
≡ Sat Apr 14 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	15.	8	98	att -5.4 def -14.3-19.7	97.0	+34.5	+57	+2.3	att -5.3 def -12.2-17.5
St Kilda	5.	11	41	att -25.6 def -28.6-54.2	62.5			-2.3	att -27.7 def -28.7-56.4
North Melbourne by 57
Round 2
≡ Sat Apr 21 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	6.	11	47	att -4.0 def -6.1-10.1	53.0			-0.3	att -4.6 def -5.9-10.4
Melbourne	12.	18	90	att +12.6 def +16.9+29.5	92.5	+39.5	+43	+0.3	att +12.4 def +17.5+29.8
Melbourne by 43
≡ Sat Apr 21 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	12.	18	90	att +10.2 def +8.7+18.9	94.2	+40.8	+37	-0.4	att +9.8 def +8.7+18.5
South Melbourne	7.	11	53	att -5.8 def -4.2-9.9	53.3			+0.4	att -5.8 def -3.8-9.5
Collingwood by 37
≡ Sat Apr 21 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	10.	19	79	att -1.3 def -4.7-6.0	55.5		+22	+4.8	att +1.0 def -2.2-1.2
Essendon	7.	15	57	att +3.0 def +17.0+20.0	81.5	+26.0		-4.8	att +0.6 def +14.6+15.2
Fitzroy by 22
≡ Sat Apr 21 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	7.	4	46	att -27.7 def -28.7-56.4	28.7			+5.0	att -26.0 def -25.4-51.4
Footscray	10.	14	74	att +4.7 def +17.3+22.0	107.1	+78.5	+28	-5.0	att +1.4 def +15.6+17.0
Footscray by 28
≡ Sat Apr 21 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	16.	14	110	att +8.8 def +6.3+15.1	94.8	+32.5	+88	+5.5	att +10.3 def +10.3+20.6
North Melbourne	2.	10	22	att -5.3 def -12.2-17.5	62.2			-5.5	att -9.3 def -13.7-23.0
Geelong by 88
≡ Sat Apr 21 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	12.	13	85	att +5.0 def -2.9+2.2	82.1	+9.8		-3.1	att +5.3 def -6.3-0.9
Hawthorn	16.	10	106	att -4.4 def -3.3-7.7	72.2		+21	+3.1	att -1.0 def -3.6-4.6
Hawthorn by 21
Round 3
≡ Sat Apr 28 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	9.	11	65	att -26.0 def -25.4-51.4	53.6			+1.9	att -24.9 def -24.6-49.5
Carlton	13.	9	87	att -4.6 def -5.9-10.4	94.6	+41.0	+22	-1.9	att -5.3 def -7.0-12.3
Carlton by 22
≡ Sat Apr 28 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	17.	12	114	att +5.3 def -6.3-0.9	70.4		+36	+5.5	att +9.7 def -5.1+4.6
Collingwood	11.	12	78	att +9.8 def +8.7+18.5	89.8	+19.4		-5.5	att +8.6 def +4.4+13.0
Richmond by 36
≡ Sat Apr 28 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	9.	11	65	att -9.3 def -13.7-23.0	49.8			-0.4	att -7.8 def -15.6-23.4
Essendon	15.	17	107	att +0.6 def +14.6+15.2	88.0	+38.2	+42	+0.4	att +2.5 def +13.1+15.6
Essendon by 42
≡ Sat Apr 28 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	13.	16	94	att +1.0 def -2.2-1.2	84.5	+20.3	+21	+0.1	att +2.0 def -3.1-1.2
South Melbourne	10.	13	73	att -5.8 def -3.8-9.5	64.2			-0.1	att -4.9 def -4.7-9.6
Fitzroy by 21
≡ Sat Apr 28 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	5.	11	41	att +1.4 def +15.6+17.0	57.7			-1.3	att -0.3 def +16.0+15.7
Melbourne	9.	13	67	att +12.4 def +17.5+29.8	70.5	+12.8	+26	+1.3	att +12.0 def +19.1+31.1
Melbourne by 26
≡ Sat Apr 28 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	15.	10	100	att -1.0 def -3.6-4.6	62.5			+1.3	att +2.7 def -6.0-3.3
Geelong	16.	16	112	att +10.3 def +10.3+20.6	87.7	+25.2	+12	-1.3	att +12.8 def +6.5+19.3
Geelong by 12
Round 4
≡ Sat May 05 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	15.	12	102	att -5.3 def -7.0-12.3	84.0	+11.1	+8	-0.3	att -3.5 def -9.1-12.6
North Melbourne	13.	16	94	att -7.8 def -15.6-23.4	73.0			+0.3	att -5.7 def -17.4-23.1
Carlton by 8
≡ Sat May 05 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	12.	15	87	att +8.6 def +4.4+13.0	66.4		+14	+1.7	att +10.7 def +4.0+14.6
Footscray	11.	7	73	att -0.3 def +16.0+15.7	69.1	+2.7		-1.7	att +0.1 def +13.9+14.0
Collingwood by 14
≡ Sat May 05 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	18.	9	117	att +2.5 def +13.1+15.6	100.9	+65.0	+40	-2.5	att +4.1 def +9.0+13.0
St Kilda	9.	23	77	att -24.9 def -24.6-49.5	35.8			+2.5	att -20.7 def -26.2-47.0
Essendon by 40
≡ Sat May 05 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Melbourne	10.	19	79	att +12.0 def +19.1+31.1	88.9	+32.3	+19	-1.3	att +11.0 def +18.8+29.8
Fitzroy	9.	6	60	att +2.0 def -3.1-1.2	56.6			+1.3	att +2.3 def -2.1+0.2
Melbourne by 19
≡ Sat May 05 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	15.	13	103	att +12.8 def +6.5+19.3	91.6	+14.7	+32	+1.7	att +13.9 def +7.1+21.0
Richmond	10.	11	71	att +9.7 def -5.1+4.6	76.9			-1.7	att +9.1 def -6.2+2.9
Geelong by 32
≡ Sat May 05 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	6.	17	53	att -4.9 def -4.7-9.6	68.8			+1.2	att -6.5 def -1.9-8.4
Hawthorn	8.	11	59	att +2.7 def -6.0-3.3	87.2	+18.3	+6	-1.2	att -0.1 def -4.4-4.5
Hawthorn by 6
Round 5
≡ Sat May 12 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	8.	16	64	att -3.5 def -9.1-12.6	66.3		+42	+6.9	att -3.7 def -1.9-5.7
Collingwood	3.	4	22	att +10.7 def +4.0+14.6	93.6	+27.3		-6.9	att +3.5 def +4.2+7.7
Carlton by 42
≡ Sat May 12 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	6.	22	58	att +4.1 def +9.0+13.0	84.1	+10.2	+6	-0.4	att +1.5 def +11.2+12.6
Richmond	7.	10	52	att +9.1 def -6.2+2.9	73.9			+0.4	att +6.9 def -3.6+3.3
Essendon by 6
≡ Sat May 12 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	8.	15	63	att +2.3 def -2.1+0.2	93.5	+23.3	+15	-0.8	att -0.8 def +0.1-0.7
North Melbourne	7.	6	48	att -5.7 def -17.4-23.1	70.2			+0.8	att -7.9 def -14.3-22.3
Fitzroy by 15
≡ Sat May 12 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	9.	13	67	att +0.1 def +13.9+14.0	81.7	+34.4	+10	-2.4	att -1.4 def +12.9+11.6
South Melbourne	8.	9	57	att -6.5 def -1.9-8.4	47.4			+2.4	att -5.5 def -0.4-5.9
Footscray by 10
≡ Sat May 12 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	6.	20	56	att +11.0 def +18.8+29.8	77.7	+8.8	+8	-0.1	att +8.9 def +20.9+29.7
Geelong	6.	12	48	att +13.9 def +7.1+21.0	68.9			+0.1	att +11.8 def +9.3+21.1
Melbourne by 8
≡ Sat May 12 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	3.	9	27	att -20.7 def -26.2-47.0	57.4			+2.1	att -23.8 def -21.0-44.8
Hawthorn	6.	12	48	att -0.1 def -4.4-4.5	99.9	+42.5	+21	-2.1	att -5.3 def -1.4-6.7
Hawthorn by 21
Round 6
≡ Sat May 19 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	9.	14	68	att +6.9 def -3.6+3.3	82.6	+9.0		-4.8	att +5.4 def -6.9-1.5
Carlton	15.	17	107	att -3.7 def -1.9-5.7	73.6		+39	+4.8	att -0.4 def -0.5-0.9
Carlton by 39
≡ Sat May 19 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	10.	7	67	att +3.5 def +4.2+7.7	68.0		+41	+5.4	att +3.4 def +9.7+13.2
Geelong	2.	14	26	att +11.8 def +9.3+21.1	81.4	+13.4		-5.4	att +6.3 def +9.4+15.7
Collingwood by 41
≡ Sat May 19 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	15.	8	98	att -5.5 def -0.4-5.9	51.1		+12	+4.3	att -0.8 def -0.8-1.7
Essendon	11.	20	86	att +1.5 def +11.2+12.6	81.7	+30.6		-4.3	att +1.9 def +6.5+8.4
South Melbourne by 12
≡ Sat May 19 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	11.	11	77	att -0.8 def +0.1-0.7	94.1	+44.2	+24	-2.0	att -2.5 def -0.2-2.7
St Kilda	7.	11	53	att -23.8 def -21.0-44.8	49.9			+2.0	att -23.5 def -19.3-42.8
Fitzroy by 24
≡ Sat May 19 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	10.	14	74	att -5.3 def -1.4-6.7	55.5		+3	+2.1	att -3.4 def -1.1-4.5
Footscray	10.	11	71	att -1.4 def +12.9+11.6	73.7	+18.2		-2.1	att -1.7 def +11.1+9.4
Hawthorn by 3
≡ Sat May 19 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	6.	6	42	att -7.9 def -14.3-22.3	45.0			+1.0	att -8.2 def -13.0-21.3
Melbourne	11.	18	84	att +8.9 def +20.9+29.7	97.0	+52.0	+42	-1.0	att +7.6 def +21.2+28.7
Melbourne by 42
Round 7
≡ Sat May 26 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	7.	13	55	att -1.7 def +11.1+9.4	72.6	+10.3		-1.1	att -3.4 def +11.7+8.3
Carlton	8.	8	56	att -0.4 def -0.5-0.9	62.3		+1	+1.1	att -1.0 def +1.3+0.2
Carlton by 1
≡ Sat May 26 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	11.	13	79	att +7.6 def +21.2+28.7	71.6	+15.6	+18	+0.2	att +8.3 def +20.7+29.0
Collingwood	9.	7	61	att +3.4 def +9.7+13.2	56.0			-0.2	att +3.9 def +9.0+12.9
Melbourne by 18
≡ Sat May 26 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	15.	17	107	att +6.3 def +9.4+15.7	73.6	+7.3	+50	+4.3	att +9.6 def +10.3+19.9
Essendon	8.	9	57	att +1.9 def +6.5+8.4	66.3			-4.3	att +1.0 def +3.1+4.1
Geelong by 50
≡ Sat May 26 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	8.	10	58	att -3.4 def -1.1-4.5	70.5			-0.7	att -4.7 def -0.6-5.2
Fitzroy	9.	13	67	att -2.5 def -0.2-2.7	72.4	+1.9	+9	+0.7	att -3.0 def +1.0-2.0
Fitzroy by 9
≡ Sat May 26 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	15.	7	97	att -8.2 def -13.0-21.3	72.4		+39	+4.7	att -5.8 def -10.8-16.6
South Melbourne	7.	16	58	att -0.8 def -0.8-1.7	80.0	+7.6		-4.7	att -3.0 def -3.3-6.3
North Melbourne by 39
≡ Sat May 26 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	9.	10	64	att -23.5 def -19.3-42.8	57.2		+20	+6.1	att -22.8 def -13.9-36.7
Richmond	6.	8	44	att +5.4 def -6.9-1.5	98.6	+41.3		-6.1	att -0.0 def -7.6-7.6
St Kilda by 20
Round 8
≡ Sat Jun 02 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	10.	13	73	att -1.0 def +1.3+0.2	73.3	+5.5	+34	+2.9	att -1.1 def +4.2+3.1
Hawthorn	5.	9	39	att -4.7 def -0.6-5.2	67.8			-2.9	att -7.6 def -0.5-8.1
Carlton by 34
≡ Sat Jun 02 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	9.	10	64	att +3.9 def +9.0+12.9	88.5	+29.5	+42	+1.2	att +1.5 def +12.7+14.2
North Melbourne	3.	4	22	att -5.8 def -10.8-16.6	59.0			-1.2	att -9.5 def -8.4-17.9
Collingwood by 42
≡ Sat Jun 02 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	6.	11	47	att -22.8 def -13.9-36.7	30.3			+5.2	att -21.1 def -10.4-31.5
Melbourne	9.	7	61	att +8.3 def +20.7+29.0	96.0	+65.7	+14	-5.2	att +4.8 def +19.0+23.8
Melbourne by 14
≡ Mon Jun 04 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	12.	11	83	att +1.0 def +3.1+4.1	63.0			-2.0	att +3.0 def -0.9+2.1
Footscray	14.	23	107	att -3.4 def +11.7+8.3	67.2	+4.2	+24	+2.0	att +0.6 def +9.7+10.3
Footscray by 24
≡ Mon Jun 04 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	11.	12	78	att +9.6 def +10.3+19.9	82.3	+21.9	+22	+0.0	att +9.2 def +10.8+19.9
Fitzroy	8.	8	56	att -3.0 def +1.0-2.0	60.4			-0.0	att -3.4 def +1.5-2.0
Geelong by 22
≡ Mon Jun 04 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	10.	15	75	att -0.0 def -7.6-7.6	83.1	+10.7		-1.4	att -0.8 def -8.2-9.0
South Melbourne	12.	6	78	att -3.0 def -3.3-6.3	72.4		+3	+1.4	att -2.5 def -2.5-5.0
South Melbourne by 3
Round 9
≡ Sat Jun 09 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	11.	13	79	att -1.1 def +4.2+3.1	61.9			+1.6	att +0.6 def +4.0+4.7
Geelong	12.	8	80	att +9.2 def +10.8+19.9	78.8	+16.9	+1	-1.6	att +9.3 def +9.1+18.4
Geelong by 1
≡ Sat Jun 09 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	5.	7	37	att -3.4 def +1.5-2.0	57.6			-2.9	att -5.5 def +0.7-4.9
Collingwood	12.	10	82	att +1.5 def +12.7+14.2	73.8	+16.1	+45	+2.9	att +2.3 def +14.8+17.1
Collingwood by 45
≡ Sat Jun 09 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	15.	17	107	att +4.8 def +19.0+23.8	79.4	+21.7	+68	+4.6	att +7.6 def +20.9+28.4
Essendon	4.	15	39	att +3.0 def -0.9+2.1	57.7			-4.6	att +1.1 def -3.6-2.5
Melbourne by 68
≡ Sat Jun 09 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	12.	14	86	att +0.6 def +9.7+10.3	82.5	+19.3	+42	+2.3	att +0.9 def +11.6+12.6
Richmond	6.	8	44	att -0.8 def -8.2-9.0	63.2			-2.3	att -2.7 def -8.5-11.3
Footscray by 42
≡ Sat Jun 09 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	7.	13	55	att -7.6 def -0.5-8.1	74.6	+9.8	+25	+1.5	att -9.5 def +3.0-6.6
North Melbourne	3.	12	30	att -9.5 def -8.4-17.9	64.8			-1.5	att -12.9 def -6.4-19.4
Hawthorn by 25
≡ Sat Jun 09 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	14.	5	89	att -2.5 def -2.5-5.0	75.7	+14.6	+15	+0.0	att -1.1 def -3.8-4.9
St Kilda	11.	8	74	att -21.1 def -10.4-31.5	61.1			-0.0	att -19.8 def -11.7-31.6
South Melbourne by 15
Round 10
≡ Sat Jun 16 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	9.	9	63	att -19.8 def -11.7-31.6	39.2			+4.3	att -17.5 def -9.8-27.3
Collingwood	8.	21	69	att +2.3 def +14.8+17.1	87.8	+48.6	+6	-4.3	att +0.4 def +12.4+12.8
Collingwood by 6
≡ Sat Jun 16 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	13.	12	90	att +0.9 def +11.6+12.6	65.6		+22	+2.8	att +3.3 def +12.0+15.3
Geelong	10.	8	68	att +9.3 def +9.1+18.4	71.4	+5.8		-2.8	att +9.0 def +6.6+15.6
Footscray by 22
≡ Sat Jun 16 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	10.	13	73	att -12.9 def -6.4-19.4	69.4			-0.2	att -12.6 def -7.0-19.6
Richmond	12.	11	83	att -2.7 def -8.5-11.3	77.5	+8.1	+10	+0.2	att -2.2 def -8.9-11.1
Richmond by 10
≡ Sat Jun 23 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	7.	11	53	att -5.5 def +0.7-4.9	64.2			-2.6	att -6.6 def -0.9-7.5
Carlton	13.	11	89	att +0.6 def +4.0+4.7	73.8	+9.5	+36	+2.6	att +2.2 def +5.2+7.3
Carlton by 36
≡ Sat Jun 23 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	12.	20	92	att +1.1 def -3.6-2.5	71.9	+4.1	+21	+1.7	att +3.1 def -3.9-0.8
Hawthorn	10.	11	71	att -9.5 def +3.0-6.6	67.8			-1.7	att -9.2 def +1.0-8.3
Essendon by 21
≡ Sat Jun 23 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	12.	10	82	att +7.6 def +20.9+28.4	91.1	+45.4	+23	-2.2	att +6.7 def +19.6+26.2
South Melbourne	8.	11	59	att -1.1 def -3.8-4.9	45.7			+2.2	att +0.2 def -2.9-2.7
Melbourne by 23
Round 11
≡ Sat Jun 30 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	9.	19	73	att +0.2 def -2.9-2.7	62.8		+19	+4.1	att +1.2 def +0.2+1.4
Carlton	7.	12	54	att +2.2 def +5.2+7.3	84.8	+22.0		-4.1	att -0.9 def +4.1+3.2
South Melbourne by 19
≡ Sat Jun 30 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	15.	18	108	att +0.4 def +12.4+12.8	78.1	+13.6	+54	+4.0	att +3.4 def +13.4+16.8
Essendon	7.	12	54	att +3.1 def -3.9-0.8	64.5			-4.0	att +2.1 def -6.9-4.9
Collingwood by 54
≡ Sat Jun 30 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	15.	12	102	att -2.2 def -8.9-11.1	72.5		+16	+2.0	att +0.8 def -9.9-9.1
Fitzroy	12.	14	86	att -6.6 def -0.9-7.5	76.0	+3.6		-2.0	att -5.6 def -3.8-9.5
Richmond by 16
≡ Sat Jun 30 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	5.	9	39	att -12.6 def -7.0-19.6	49.2			+2.5	att -13.6 def -3.5-17.1
Footscray	6.	13	49	att +3.3 def +12.0+15.3	84.1	+34.9	+10	-2.5	att -0.2 def +13.0+12.8
Footscray by 10
≡ Sat Jun 30 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	9.	8	62	att +9.0 def +6.6+15.6	92.6	+42.9	+5	-3.8	att +5.9 def +5.9+11.8
St Kilda	8.	9	57	att -17.5 def -9.8-27.3	49.7			+3.8	att -16.7 def -6.8-23.5
Geelong by 5
≡ Sat Jun 30 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	5.	12	42	att -9.2 def +1.0-8.3	45.0			-0.4	att -9.5 def +0.9-8.6
Melbourne	11.	14	80	att +6.7 def +19.6+26.2	79.5	+34.5	+38	+0.4	att +6.7 def +19.9+26.6
Melbourne by 38
Round 12
≡ Sat Jul 07 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	12.	13	85	att -0.9 def +4.1+3.2	79.8	+8.1	+40	+3.2	att -0.4 def +6.8+6.4
Essendon	5.	15	45	att +2.1 def -6.9-4.9	71.7			-3.2	att -0.6 def -7.4-8.0
Carlton by 40
≡ Sat Jul 07 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	11.	18	84	att +3.4 def +13.4+16.8	76.3	+25.4	+26	+0.1	att +4.2 def +12.7+16.9
Hawthorn	8.	10	58	att -9.5 def +0.9-8.6	50.8			-0.1	att -8.8 def +0.1-8.7
Collingwood by 26
≡ Sat Jul 07 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	7.	9	51	att -5.6 def -3.8-9.5	55.1			+1.2	att -6.0 def -2.2-8.2
Footscray	9.	7	61	att -0.2 def +13.0+12.8	77.4	+22.3	+10	-1.2	att -1.8 def +13.4+11.6
Footscray by 10
≡ Sat Jul 07 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	10.	7	67	att +5.9 def +5.9+11.8	85.5	+22.4	+41	+1.9	att +4.1 def +9.6+13.7
South Melbourne	3.	8	26	att +1.2 def +0.2+1.4	63.1			-1.9	att -2.5 def +2.1-0.5
Geelong by 41
≡ Sat Jul 07 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	11.	13	79	att +6.7 def +19.9+26.6	90.4	+35.7	+34	-0.2	att +5.6 def +20.8+26.4
Richmond	7.	3	45	att +0.8 def -9.9-9.1	54.7			+0.2	att -0.2 def -8.8-9.0
Melbourne by 34
≡ Sat Jul 07 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	20.	9	129	att -16.7 def -6.8-23.5	60.5		+78	+8.4	att -9.9 def -5.2-15.1
North Melbourne	7.	9	51	att -13.6 def -3.5-17.1	67.0	+6.4		-8.4	att -15.2 def -10.3-25.5
St Kilda by 78
Round 13
≡ Sat Jul 14 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	14.	10	94	att +5.6 def +20.8+26.4	72.5	+20.0	+15	-0.5	att +7.7 def +18.2+25.9
Carlton	12.	7	79	att -0.4 def +6.8+6.4	52.6			+0.5	att +2.3 def +4.7+6.9
Melbourne by 15
≡ Sat Jul 14 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	10.	9	69	att -2.5 def +2.1-0.5	52.6			+2.3	att -0.9 def +2.7+1.9
Collingwood	11.	9	75	att +4.2 def +12.7+16.9	81.9	+29.3	+6	-2.3	att +3.5 def +11.1+14.6
Collingwood by 6
≡ Sat Jul 14 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	9.	13	67	att -0.6 def -7.4-8.0	75.3	+0.2	+9	+0.9	att -1.4 def -5.7-7.2
Fitzroy	8.	10	58	att -6.0 def -2.2-8.2	75.2			-0.9	att -7.8 def -1.3-9.1
Essendon by 9
≡ Sat Jul 14 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	11.	13	79	att -1.8 def +13.4+11.6	77.2	+26.7		-2.8	att -1.6 def +10.5+8.8
St Kilda	13.	2	80	att -9.9 def -5.2-15.1	50.5		+1	+2.8	att -6.9 def -5.4-12.3
St Kilda by 1
≡ Sat Jul 14 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	7.	5	47	att -15.2 def -10.3-25.5	49.0			-4.3	att -15.4 def -14.4-29.8
Geelong	19.	15	129	att +4.1 def +9.6+13.7	88.2	+39.2	+82	+4.3	att +8.1 def +9.8+17.9
Geelong by 82
≡ Sat Jul 14 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	3.	13	31	att -8.8 def +0.1-8.7	73.7	+0.3		-2.3	att -13.1 def +2.1-11.0
Richmond	8.	6	54	att -0.2 def -8.8-9.0	73.5		+23	+2.3	att -2.1 def -4.5-6.6
Richmond by 23
Round 14
≡ Sat Jul 21 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	8.	18	66	att +2.3 def +4.7+6.9	81.4	+19.2	+0	-1.9	att +0.7 def +4.3+5.0
St Kilda	9.	12	66	att -6.9 def -5.4-12.3	62.2		+0	+1.9	att -6.5 def -3.8-10.4
Match Drawn
≡ Sat Jul 21 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	14.	16	100	att +3.5 def +11.1+14.6	81.7	+21.2	+47	+2.6	att +5.3 def +11.8+17.1
Richmond	8.	5	53	att -2.1 def -4.5-6.6	60.6			-2.6	att -2.9 def -6.3-9.2
Collingwood by 47
≡ Sat Jul 21 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	10.	18	78	att -1.4 def -5.7-7.2	86.7	+22.6	+31	+0.8	att -2.3 def -4.0-6.3
North Melbourne	6.	11	47	att -15.4 def -14.4-29.8	64.1			-0.8	att -17.1 def -13.5-30.6
Essendon by 31
≡ Sat Jul 21 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	11.	15	81	att -0.9 def +2.7+1.9	68.3			-2.3	att +0.4 def -0.8-0.4
Fitzroy	15.	15	105	att -7.8 def -1.3-9.1	69.3	+1.0	+24	+2.3	att -4.2 def -2.6-6.8
Fitzroy by 24
≡ Sat Jul 21 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	7.	17	59	att +7.7 def +18.2+25.9	71.0	+17.0		-3.0	att +6.5 def +16.4+22.9
Footscray	10.	12	72	att -1.6 def +10.5+8.8	54.0		+13	+3.0	att +0.2 def +11.7+11.9
Footscray by 13
≡ Sat Jul 21 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	12.	13	85	att +8.1 def +9.8+17.9	79.8	+28.9	+11	-1.8	att +8.7 def +7.5+16.1
Hawthorn	10.	14	74	att -13.1 def +2.1-11.0	50.9			+1.8	att -10.8 def +1.6-9.2
Geelong by 11
Round 15
≡ Sat Jul 28 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	4.	8	32	att -17.1 def -13.5-30.6	52.4			-1.4	att -19.1 def -12.9-32.1
Carlton	11.	16	82	att +0.7 def +4.3+5.0	88.0	+35.6	+50	+1.4	att +0.1 def +6.3+6.4
Carlton by 50
≡ Sat Jul 28 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	11.	6	72	att +0.2 def +11.7+11.9	62.1			-2.7	att +1.2 def +8.0+9.2
Collingwood	14.	20	104	att +5.3 def +11.8+17.1	67.4	+5.3	+32	+2.7	att +9.0 def +10.8+19.8
Collingwood by 32
≡ Sat Jul 28 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	6.	11	47	att -6.5 def -3.8-10.4	71.2			+0.2	att -9.0 def -1.2-10.2
Essendon	7.	7	49	att -2.3 def -4.0-6.3	75.3	+4.0	+2	-0.2	att -4.9 def -1.6-6.5
Essendon by 2
≡ Sat Jul 28 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	7.	11	53	att -4.2 def -2.6-6.8	53.2			+0.2	att -4.2 def -2.4-6.6
Melbourne	11.	15	81	att +6.5 def +16.4+22.9	82.9	+29.7	+28	-0.2	att +6.3 def +16.4+22.7
Melbourne by 28
≡ Sat Jul 28 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	9.	11	65	att -2.9 def -6.3-9.2	63.4			+1.1	att -2.7 def -5.3-8.1
Geelong	11.	13	79	att +8.7 def +7.5+16.1	88.7	+25.4	+14	-1.1	att +7.7 def +7.3+15.0
Geelong by 14
≡ Sat Jul 28 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	10.	18	78	att -10.8 def +1.6-9.2	69.8	+3.2	+0	-0.3	att -9.9 def +0.4-9.5
South Melbourne	12.	6	78	att +0.4 def -0.8-0.4	66.6		+0	+0.3	att +1.6 def -1.6-0.1
Match Drawn
Round 16
≡ Sat Aug 04 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	9.	17	71	att +9.0 def +10.8+19.8	76.4	+13.4		-2.6	att +8.4 def +8.7+17.2
Carlton	12.	12	84	att +0.1 def +6.3+6.4	63.0		+13	+2.6	att +2.2 def +6.9+9.1
Carlton by 13
≡ Sat Aug 04 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	13.	13	91	att -2.7 def -5.3-8.1	72.6		+12	+1.4	att -0.9 def -5.8-6.7
Essendon	11.	13	79	att -4.9 def -1.6-6.5	74.2	+1.5		-1.4	att -4.5 def -3.4-7.9
Richmond by 12
≡ Sat Aug 04 1956 2:15 PM - Arden St
North Melbourne	14.	21	105	att -19.1 def -12.9-32.1	57.1		+49	+7.4	att -14.3 def -10.3-24.6
Fitzroy	8.	8	56	att -4.2 def -2.4-6.6	82.5	+25.4		-7.4	att -6.9 def -7.2-14.1
North Melbourne by 49
≡ Sat Aug 04 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	10.	10	70	att +1.6 def -1.6-0.1	61.3		+7	+2.8	att +2.4 def +0.3+2.7
Footscray	8.	15	63	att +1.2 def +8.0+9.2	82.6	+21.3		-2.8	att -0.8 def +7.1+6.4
South Melbourne by 7
≡ Sat Aug 04 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	8.	10	58	att +7.7 def +7.3+15.0	65.1		+2	+1.0	att +7.0 def +9.0+16.0
Melbourne	8.	8	56	att +6.3 def +16.4+22.7	72.8	+7.7		-1.0	att +4.6 def +17.1+21.7
Geelong by 2
≡ Sat Aug 04 1956 2:15 PM - Glenferrie Oval
Hawthorn	15.	8	98	att -9.9 def +0.4-9.5	65.0	+0.7	+17	+1.6	att -6.7 def -1.2-7.9
St Kilda	12.	9	81	att -9.0 def -1.2-10.2	64.4			-1.6	att -7.3 def -4.5-11.8
Hawthorn by 17
Round 17
≡ Sat Aug 11 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	7.	24	66	att +2.2 def +6.9+9.1	81.8	+15.8		-2.1	att +0.6 def +6.4+7.0
Richmond	10.	11	71	att -0.9 def -5.8-6.7	66.0		+5	+2.1	att -0.4 def -4.2-4.6
Richmond by 5
≡ Sat Aug 11 1956 2:15 PM - Kardinia Park
Geelong	10.	9	69	att +7.0 def +9.0+16.0	72.0			-3.1	att +6.7 def +6.2+12.9
Collingwood	15.	11	101	att +8.4 def +8.7+17.2	73.2	+1.2	+32	+3.1	att +11.2 def +9.0+20.2
Collingwood by 32
≡ Sat Aug 11 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	11.	10	76	att -4.5 def -3.4-7.9	75.0	+1.4	+18	+1.7	att -4.4 def -1.9-6.2
South Melbourne	7.	16	58	att +2.4 def +0.3+2.7	73.6			-1.7	att +0.9 def +0.2+1.1
Essendon by 18
≡ Sat Aug 11 1956 2:15 PM - Junction Oval
St Kilda	6.	7	43	att -7.3 def -4.5-11.8	73.7	+2.3		-1.5	att -10.4 def -3.0-13.3
Fitzroy	8.	8	56	att -6.9 def -7.2-14.1	71.4		+13	+1.5	att -8.4 def -4.2-12.6
Fitzroy by 13
≡ Sat Aug 11 1956 2:15 PM - Western Oval
Footscray	15.	13	103	att -0.8 def +7.1+6.4	74.2	+14.2	+43	+2.9	att +2.1 def +7.1+9.2
Hawthorn	9.	6	60	att -6.7 def -1.2-7.9	60.0			-2.9	att -6.6 def -4.1-10.8
Footscray by 43
≡ Sat Aug 11 1956 2:15 PM - M.C.G.
Melbourne	16.	18	114	att +4.6 def +17.1+21.7	88.7	+46.4	+43	-0.3	att +7.2 def +14.2+21.4
North Melbourne	11.	5	71	att -14.3 def -10.3-24.6	42.3			+0.3	att -11.5 def -12.8-24.3
Melbourne by 43
Round 18
≡ Sat Aug 18 1956 2:15 PM - Princes Park
Carlton	6.	9	45	att +0.6 def +6.4+7.0	67.3			-1.5	att -1.6 def +7.1+5.5
Footscray	8.	14	62	att +2.1 def +7.1+9.2	69.5	+2.2	+17	+1.5	att +1.3 def +9.4+10.7
Footscray by 17
≡ Sat Aug 18 1956 2:15 PM - Victoria Park
Collingwood	9.	6	60	att +11.2 def +9.0+20.2	70.8			-1.2	att +10.1 def +8.9+19.1
Melbourne	10.	13	73	att +7.2 def +14.2+21.4	71.9	+1.2	+13	+1.2	att +7.3 def +15.3+22.6
Melbourne by 13
≡ Sat Aug 18 1956 2:15 PM - Windy Hill
Essendon	14.	13	97	att -4.4 def -1.9-6.2	63.2		+28	+4.7	att -1.0 def -0.5-1.5
Geelong	9.	15	69	att +6.7 def +6.2+12.9	82.3	+19.1		-4.7	att +5.3 def +2.8+8.2
Essendon by 28
≡ Sat Aug 18 1956 2:15 PM - Brunswick St
Fitzroy	9.	16	70	att -8.4 def -4.2-12.6	69.5			-0.5	att -8.4 def -4.7-13.1
Hawthorn	10.	17	77	att -6.6 def -4.1-10.8	71.3	+1.8	+7	+0.5	att -6.1 def -4.2-10.2
Hawthorn by 7
≡ Sat Aug 18 1956 2:15 PM - Lake Oval
South Melbourne	13.	9	87	att +0.9 def +0.2+1.1	81.4	+13.4	+32	+1.9	att +1.4 def +1.5+2.9
North Melbourne	7.	13	55	att -11.5 def -12.8-24.3	68.1			-1.9	att -12.8 def -13.4-26.2
South Melbourne by 32
≡ Sat Aug 18 1956 2:15 PM - Punt Rd
Richmond	16.	9	105	att -0.4 def -4.2-4.6	76.3	+8.7		-1.4	att +2.5 def -8.5-6.0
St Kilda	16.	14	110	att -10.4 def -3.0-13.3	67.6		+5	+1.4	att -6.1 def -5.8-12.0
St Kilda by 5
Finals
≡ Sat Aug 25 1956 2:30 PM - M.C.G.
Semi Final - Week 1
Footscray	5.	13	43	att +1.3 def +9.4+10.7	72.3	+2.5	+2	-0.1	att -1.6 def +12.2+10.7
Geelong	6.	5	41	att +5.3 def +2.8+8.2	69.8			+0.1	att +2.5 def +5.8+8.2
Footscray by 2
≡ Sat Sep 01 1956 2:30 PM - M.C.G.
Semi Final - Week 2
Melbourne	11.	14	80	att +7.3 def +15.3+22.6	72.1	+3.5	+16	+1.2	att +8.1 def +15.8+23.8
Collingwood	8.	16	64	att +10.1 def +8.9+19.1	68.6			-1.2	att +9.7 def +8.1+17.8
Melbourne by 16
≡ Sat Sep 08 1956 2:30 PM - M.C.G.
Preliminary Final - Week 3
Collingwood	15.	6	96	att +9.7 def +8.1+17.8	71.2	+7.2	+39	+3.2	att +12.2 def +8.8+21.0
Footscray	7.	15	57	att -1.6 def +12.2+10.7	64.0			-3.2	att -2.3 def +9.8+7.5
Collingwood by 39
≡ Sat Sep 15 1956 2:50 PM - M.C.G.
Grand Final - Week 4
Melbourne	17.	19	121	att +8.1 def +15.8+23.8	73.0	+2.8	+73	+7.0	att +12.9 def +18.0+30.9
Collingwood	6.	12	48	att +12.2 def +8.8+21.0	70.2			-7.0	att +9.9 def +4.0+14.0
Melbourne by 73

History - VFL Season 1956