vfl 1956 round 15

fitzroy (6-8) vs melbourne (13-1)

dees beat lions by 28. melbourne (14-1) are 1st. fitzroy (6-9) are 7th.

hawthorn (5-9) vs south (4-10)
hawks and swans draw. hawthorn (5-1-9) are 8th. south (4-1-10) are 9th.

Hawthorn	78
South Melbourne	78

north (2-12) vs carlton (8-1-5)

blues beat roos by 50. carlton (9-1-5) are 4th. north (2-13) are last.

North Melbourne	32
Carlton	82

richmond (4-10) vs geelong (11-3)

cats survive tigers scare by 14. geelong (12-3) are 2nd. richmond (4-11) are 10th.

Richmond	65
Geelong	79

st kilda (3-1-10) vs essendon (7-7)

dons edge saints by 2. essendon (8-7) are 6th. st kilda (3-1-11) are 11th.

St. Kilda	47
Essendon	49

footscray (9-5) vs collingwood (11-3)

pies beat dogs by 32. collingwood (12-3) are 3rd. footscray (9-6) are 5th.

Footscray	72
Collingwood	104

ladder

round 16 matches

collingwood v carlton

geelong v melbourne gor

hawthorn v st kilda

north v fitzroy

richmond v essendon

south v footscray