vfl 1956 round 9

carlton (6-2) vs geelong (6-2)

cats edge blues by 1. geelong (7-2) are 2nd. carlton (6-3) are 4th.

Carlton	79
Geelong	80

fitzroy (5-3) vs collingwood (5-3)

pies beat lions by 45. collingwood (6-3) are 3rd. fitzroy (5-4) are 7th.

Fitzroy	37
Collingwood	82

hawthorn (4-4) vs north (2-6)

hawks beat roos by 25. hawthorn (5-4) are 6th. north (2-7) are 10th.

Hawthorn	55
North Melbourne	30

melbourne (8-0) vs essendon (4-4)

dees smash dons by 68. melbourne (9-0) are 1st. essendon (4-5) are 8th.

Melbourne	107
Essendon	39

south (2-6) vs st kilda (1-7)

swans beat saints by 15. south (3-6) are 9th. st kilda (1-8) are last.

South Melbourne	89
St. Kilda	74

footscray (4-4) vs richmond (1-7)

dogs beat tigers by 7 goals. footscray (5-4) are 5th. richmond (1-8) are 11th.

Footscray	86
Richmond	44

ladder

round 10 matches

north v richmond

st kilda v collingwood

footscray v geelong gor

essendon v hawthorn

fitzroy v carlton

melbourne v south