vfl 1956 round 17

carlton (10-1-5) vs richmond (5-11) uor

tigers stun blues by 5. richmond (6-11) are 9th. carlton (10-1-6) are 4th.

Carlton	66
Richmond	71

essendon (8-8) vs south (5-1-10))

dons beat swans by 18. essendon (9-8) are 6th. south (5-1-11) are 10th.

Essendon	76
South Melbourne	58

geelong (13-3) vs collingwood (12-4)

pies beat cats by 32. collingwood (13-4) are 2nd. geelong (13-4) are 3rd.

Geelong	69
Collingwood	101

melbourne (14-2) vs north (3-13)

dees get minor premership beating roos by 43. melbourne (15-2) are 1st. north (3-14) are last.

Melbourne	114
North Melbourne	71

st kilda (3-1-12) vs fitzroy (6-10)

lions beat saints by 13. fitzroy (7-10) are 7th. st kilda (3-1-13) are 11th.

St. Kilda	43
Fitzroy	56

footscray (9-7) vs hawthorn (6-1-9)

dogs beat hawks by 43 staying in the finals hunt. footscray (10-7) are 5th. hawthorn (6-1-10) are 8th.

Footscray	103
Hawthorn	60

ladder

round 18 matches

carlton v footscray gor

collingwood v melbourne gf rematch

essendon v geelong

fitzroy v hawthorn

richmond v st kilda

south v north