Round 1, 1956 · Punt Road Oval · Saturday 14 April 1956, 2:15pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 13 | 28 | 34 | 55 |
| Melbourne | 30 | 44 | 74 | 88 |
Crowd 25,000. Coaches: Max Oppy and Norm Smith. Umpires: Harry Beitzel.
| Charlie Flannagan | 25 | 0 |
| Ken McGown | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Dummett | 17 | 0 |
| Laurie Sharp | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 8 | 0 |
| Havel Rowe | 3 | 0 |
| John Nix | 1 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 39 | 0 |
| Tom Hafey | 18 | 0 |
| Allan Cations | 33 | 0 |
| Geoff Spring | 19 | 0 |
| Des Rowe | 15 | 0 |
| Brian Davie | 35 | 0 |
| Allan Cooke | 7 | 0 |
| Ron Branton | 29 | 0 |
| John Claxton | 34 | 1 |
| Ron McDonald | 14 | 1 |
| Peter Morris | 38 | 2 |
| Ray Poulter | 24 | 2 |
| Roy Wright | 2 | 2 |
| Clyde Laidlaw | 16 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | 14 | 0 |
| Don Williams | 25 | 0 |
| Athol Webb | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Gleeson | 28 | 0 |
| Ian McLean | 5 | 0 |
| Geoff Case | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Carroll | 19 | 0 |
| John Beckwith | 30 | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | 17 | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Dixon | 9 | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | 35 | 0 |
| Ken Melville | 38 | 0 |
| Ian Ridley | 24 | 1 |
| Ralph Lane | 34 | 1 |
| Laurie Mithen | 11 | 2 |
| Ron Barassi | 31 | 2 |
| Stuart Spencer | 12 | 3 |
| Bob Johnson | 18 | 3 |
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200 meetings: Richmond 108, Melbourne 90, 2 drawn.
Melbourne by 46 · crowd 32,893
Melbourne by 54 · crowd 67,364
Melbourne by 20 · crowd 71,635
Melbourne by 43 · crowd 72,840
Melbourne by 32 · crowd 52,294
Melbourne by 18 · crowd 83,985