| Date | 23 November 1956 — 11:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Umpire 1 | Gian Singh |  IND |
| Umpire 2 | W. Scott |  NZL |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Malaya |  MAL | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | Great Britain |  GBR | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Malaya| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16 | Aman Ullah Karim | 1 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Chuah Eng Kim | 0 | 1 | ||
| Forward | 18 | Sheikh Ali | 0 | |||
| Forward | 13 | Salam Devendran | 0 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Thomas Lawrence | 1 | 2 | ||
| Halfback | 10 | Gerry Toft | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 9 | Mike Shepherdson | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 6 | Philip Sankey | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 4 | Chuah Eng Cheng | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 3 | Manikam Shanmuganathan | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 2 | Supaat Nadarajah | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Coach | Kandiah Aryaduray | |||||
Great Britain| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | – | John Conroy | 1 | |||
| Forward | – | Geoff Cutter | 0 | 3 | ||
| Forward | – | Mike Doughty | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Neil Forster | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | David Thomas | 1 | |||
| Halfback | – | Howard Davis | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Anthony Robinson | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | John Cockett | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Denys Carnill | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | John Strover | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | David Archer | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Coach | Stanley Hoare | |||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (1) | Thomas Lawrence | | 1-0 | field goal | 4 |
| 27 (1) | David Thomas | | 1-1 | field goal | |
| 61 (2) | John Conroy | | 1-2 | field goal | |
| 66 (2) | Aman Ullah Karim | | 2-2 | field goal |
