vfl 1956 round 16

collingwood (12-3) vs carlton (9-1-5)

blues stun pies by 13. carlton (10-1-5) are 4th. collingwood (12-4) are 3rd.

Collingwood	71
Carlton	84

geelong (12-3) vs melbourne (14-1)

cats edge dees by 2. geelong (13-3) are 2nd. melbourne (14-2) are 1st.

Geelong	58
Melbourne	56

hawthorn (5-1-9) vs st kilda (3-1-11)

hawks beat saints by 17. hawthorn (6-1-9) are 7th. st kilda (3-1-12) are 11th.

Hawthorn	98
St. Kilda	81

north (2-13) vs fitzroy (6-9) uor

roos smash lions by 49. north (3-13) are last. fitzroy (6-10) are 8th.

North Melbourne	105
Fitzroy	56

richmond (4-11) vs essendon (8-7)

tiger sstun dons by 12. richmond (5-11) are 10th. essendon (8-8) are 6th.

Richmond	91
Essendon	79

south (4-1-10) vs footscray (9-6)

swans stun dogs by 7. south (5-1-10) are 9th. footscray (9-7) are 5th.

South Melbourne	70
Footscray	63

ladder

round 17 matches

carlton v richmond

essendon v south

geelong v collingwood gor

melbourne v north

st kilda v fitzroy

footscray v hawthorn