Reference_ 1956 VFL Grand Final

Matches

Introduction

Season and Lead-up

Teams

Melbourne

B:	John Beckwith	Peter Marquis	Trevor Johnson
HB:	Don Williams	Noel McMahen	Keith Carroll
C:	Frank Adams	Ken Melville	Brian Dixon
HF:	Jim Sandral	Clyde Laidlaw	Laurie Mithen
F:	Bob B Johnson	Athol Webb	Ian Ridley
Foll:	Denis Cordner	Ron Barassi Jnr	Stuart Spencer
Reserve(s):	Terry Gleeson	Ralph Lane
Coach:	Norm Smith

Collingwood

B:	Lerrel Sharp	Harry Sullivan	Neville Waller
HB:	Peter Lucas	Frank Tuck	Ron Kingston
C:	Ken Hedt	Mick Twomey	Thorold Merrett
HF:	Ken Turner	Murray Weideman	Bill Serong
F:	Neil Mann	Ken Smale	Bob Greve
Foll:	Ray Gabelich	Laurie Rymer	William Jones
Reserve(s):	Jack Hamilton	Bob Kupsch
Coach:	Phonse Kyne

Links for Player Pages

Reference_ 1956 VFL Grand Final - Winning Team (Melbourne)
Reference_ 1956 VFL Grand Final - Defeated Team (Collingwood)

The Game

M.C.G.
Sat, 15-Sep-1956 2:50 PM
Crowd: 115,802

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Melbourne	2.4 (16)	6.11 (47)	10.16 (76)	17.19 (121)
Collingwood	3.3 (21)	4.3 (27)	5.6 (36)	6.12 (48)
Difference	CW by 5	ME by 20	ME by 40	ME by 73

Goals:
Melbourne: S Spencer 5, A Webb 5, R Barassi 3, B Johnson 3, I Ridley
Collingwood: B Greve , W Jones , B Serong , K Smale , K Turner , B Twomey

Match Previews

MELBOURNE FOR FLAG. (1956, September 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 22. Retrieved April 19, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84386384

Match Reviews

No heading (1956, September 17). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 7. Retrieved April 19, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page8133416
No heading (1956, September 17). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 8. Retrieved April 19, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page8133417

Photos

No heading. (1956, September 17). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page8133410

The Aftermath

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_VFL_Grand_Final
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1956/041119560915.html