Round 1, 1956 · Western Oval (Whitten Oval) · Saturday 14 April 1956, 2:15pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 21 | 57 | 58 | 98 |
| Fitzroy | 20 | 28 | 63 | 69 |
Crowd 26,617. Coaches: Charlie Sutton and Bill Stephen. Umpires: Bob Nunn.
| Doug Reynolds | 28 | 0 |
| Wally Donald | 22 | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | 25 | 0 |
| Peter Box | 5 | 0 |
| John Westacott | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Collins | 23 | 0 |
| Ian Letcher | 4 | 0 |
| Kevin White | 38 | 0 |
| Charlie Sutton | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Stockman | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | 24 | 0 |
| Arthur Edwards | 11 | 0 |
| Don Ross | 9 | 0 |
| John Kerr | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Gilmore | 34 | 1 |
| Noel Dickson (debut) | 18 | 1 |
| Lionel Ryan | 31 | 2 |
| Kevin Smith | 14 | 2 |
| Jack Collins | 2 | 3 |
| Roger Duffy | 7 | 4 |
| Ken Seymour (debut) | 24 | 0 |
| Leo Smyth | 21 | 0 |
| Graeme MacKenzie (debut) | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Henderson | 23 | 0 |
| Eddie Goodger | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Gervasoni | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Stephen | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Johnstone | 17 | 0 |
| Don Furness | 30 | 0 |
| Colin Davey | 11 | 0 |
| Max Galpin (debut) | 31 | 0 |
| Bryan Lane (debut) | 24 | 1 |
| Keith Webb | 12 | 1 |
| Jack MacGregor | 14 | 1 |
| Matt Cunningham (debut) | 34 | 1 |
| Alan Gale | 33 | 1 |
| Brian Pert | 3 | 1 |
| Tony Ongarello | 5 | 2 |
| Rod Vernon | 9 | 2 |
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