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Grand final: 17.19 (121) d Collingwood 6.12 (48) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MelbourneMelbourne | 16–2–0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 146.0 | 64 | |
| 2 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 13–5–0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 125.9 | 52 | |
| 3 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 13–5–0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 121.9 | 52 | |
| 4 | FootscrayFootscray | 11–7–0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 114.2 | 44 | |
| 5 | CarltonCarlton | 10–7–1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 113.7 | 42 | |
| 6 | EssendonEssendon | 10–8–0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 95.8 | 40 | |
| 7 | HawthornHawthorn | 7–10–1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 88.9 | 30 | |
| 8 | FitzroyFitzroy | 7–11–0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 89.3 | 28 | |
| 9 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne | 6–11–1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 88.1 | 26 | |
| 10 | RichmondRichmond | 6–12–0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 86.8 | 24 | |
| 11 | St KildaSt Kilda | 4–13–1 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 88.0 | 18 | |
| 12 | North MelbourneNorth | 3–15–0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 69.6 | 12 |
Melbourne won the 1956 premiership, beating Collingwood in the grand final, 17.19 (121) to 6.12 (48) at M.C.G..
Melbourne were minor premiers with 16 wins from 18 games.
North Melbourne finished last with 3 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.