Melbourne finished top of the 1956 VFL ladder with 64 points and 146.0%, 12 points clear of Collingwood. Melbourne won the premiership from 1st, beating Collingwood by 73 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMEL🏆 | 18 | 64 | 146.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1429 | 979 | LWLWW | Premiers |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 52 | 125.9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1420 | 1128 | WWLWL | Runner-up |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 52 | 121.9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1427 | 1171 | WWWLL | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | Western BulldogsWBDTOP 4 | 18 | 44 | 114.2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1323 | 1159 | WLLWW | Lost PF |
| 5 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 42 | 113.7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1304 | 1147 | DWWLL | – |
| 6 | EssendonESS | 18 | 40 | 95.8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1308 | 1365 | WWLWW | – |
| 7 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 30 | 88.9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1193 | 1342 | LDWLW | – |
| 8 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 28 | 89.3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1190 | 1332 | WLLWL | – |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 18 | 26 | 88.1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1210 | 1374 | LDWLW | – |
| 10 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 24 | 86.8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1277 | 1471 | LLWWL | – |
| 11 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 18 | 88.0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1170 | 1330 | DLLLW | – |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 12 | 69.6 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1038 | 1491 | LLWLL | – |