| | Event type
Australian Rules Football, Men
| Date | 7 December 1956 — 16:10 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Participants | 36 from 1 countries |
Australian Rules Football, usually called simply Aussie Rules, one of the most popular sports in Australia, was chosen as a demonstration sport in Melbourne. A single game was played in the main Olympic Stadium on Friday, 7 December, at 1610 (4:10 PM). The two amateur teams represented the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), while the other represented the Victorian Football League and the Victorian Football Association. The VAFA side won the match, 81-55. leading throughout after taking a 37-6 lead in the first quarter.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victorian Amateur Football Association |  AUS | ||||||
| Bob Collins • Geoff Hibbins • Laurie Wakeling • Tony Capes • Phil Rochow • Lloyd Williams • Cyril Empey • Ian Merrick • Bryce Thomas • Gerry Gill • Jim Hannan • Murray Mitchell • Duncan Anderson • Dick Fenton-Smith • Ray Pettigrove • Peter Harkness • John Hayes • Mick Keogh • L. Grant (DNS) • Dick Tindale (DNS) • D. Douglas (DNS) • J. Byrne (DNS) • Peter Craw (DNS) | ||||||||
| 2 | Victorian Football League/Victorian Football Association | AUS | ||||||
| Ray Gabelich • Vic Naismith • Brian Walsh • Brian Collopy • Jack Sassella • John Westacott • Laurie Dwyer • Brendan Edwards • Barry Gaze • Brian Gray • Neil McNeill • Ken Turner • Frank Dunin • Dave Plunkett • Des Tobin • Denis Cordner • Keith Woolnough • Ray Allsopp • Keith Marshall (DNS) • Thomas Hussey (DNS) • Brian Turner (DNS) • Lindsay Gaze (DNS) • Keith Anderson (DNS) | ||||||||