1956 VFL Season
The complete 1956 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Melbournedef. Collingwood
Melbourne won the 1956 VFL premiership, defeating Collingwood in the Grand Final. Melbourne also finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder.
12 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Melbourne, Collingwood, Geelong and Footscray into the finals. North Melbourne finished last with 3 wins. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1429 | 979 | 146.0 | 64 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1420 | 1128 | 125.9 | 52 |
| 3 | Geelong | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1427 | 1171 | 121.9 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1323 | 1159 | 114.2 | 44 |
| 5 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1304 | 1147 | 113.7 | 42 |
| 6 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1308 | 1365 | 95.8 | 40 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1193 | 1342 | 88.9 | 30 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1190 | 1332 | 89.3 | 28 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1210 | 1374 | 88.1 | 26 |
| 10 | Richmond | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1277 | 1471 | 86.8 | 24 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1170 | 1330 | 88.0 | 18 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1038 | 1491 | 69.6 | 12 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
112 matches