Semi-final, 1956 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Saturday 25 August 1956, 2:30pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 26 | 38 | 40 | 41 |
| Footscray | 9 | 30 | 38 | 43 |
Crowd 79,402. Coaches: Reg Hickey and Charlie Sutton. Umpires: Allan Nash.
| Glen Bow | 30 | 0 |
| Ron Hovey | 12 | 0 |
| John Haygarth | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Goggin | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gazzard | 23 | 0 |
| Bruce Ferrari | 18 | 0 |
| Clive Brown | 32 | 0 |
| Les Borrack | 14 | 0 |
| Neil Trezise | 28 | 0 |
| Bernie Smith | 11 | 0 |
| Norm Sharp | 26 | 0 |
| Peter Pianto | 6 | 0 |
| John ONeill | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce Bartle | 7 | 0 |
| John OConnell | 20 | 1 |
| Noel Rayson | 27 | 1 |
| Roger Bullen | 29 | 1 |
| Max Sutcliffe | 31 | 1 |
| Fred Wooller | 3 | 2 |
| Brian Gilmore | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | 24 | 0 |
| Wally Donald | 22 | 0 |
| Arthur Edwards | 11 | 0 |
| John Westacott | 10 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Dixon | 29 | 0 |
| Harvey Stevens | 32 | 0 |
| Peter Box | 5 | 0 |
| Roger Duffy | 7 | 0 |
| Don Ross | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Stockman | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Reynolds | 28 | 0 |
| Ron Porta | 21 | 0 |
| John Kerr | 1 | 0 |
| Don Rawson | 33 | 0 |
| Peter McRae | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Collins | 2 | 1 |
| Max Cross | 8 | 4 |
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