b'83588ex 587587The Football Record: 1956 editions for the Home-and-Away Rounds, mainly featuring Collingwood: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (2 split round), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. (Total: 19). Mixed condition.Collingwood finished the Home-and-Away Season in Second position on the ladder, with 13 wins and 5 losses. .$300500588The Football Record: Special editions for the 1956 2nd Semi-Final (Melbourne v Collingwood); the [Prelim.] Final (Collingwood v Footscray) and the Grand Final (Collingwood v Melbourne). (Total: 3). Mixed condition.Melbourne 17.19 (121) defeated Collingwood 6.12 (48) in the Grand Final in front of a huge crowd of 115,902 fans.The record crowd was largely due to the opening of the Melbourne Cricket Grounds new Northern grandstand, but public interest was also high as a close, hard-fought game was expected. The ground was so packed that spectators sat between the fence and the boundary line. The gates were closed for safety. During the third quarter the crowd milling outside the MCG broke a perimeter fence and more people poured in. From the following year, ticket sales were first used for the final series to prevent overcrowding. $200300589The Football Record: 1957 editions for the Home-and-Away Rounds, mainly featuring Collingwood: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. (Total: 18). Mixed condition.Collingwood finished the Home-and-Away Season in Fifth position on the ladder, with 9 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw. .$300400590 ex 591590The Football Record: Special editions for the 1957 State-of-Origin Match, July 20 (Victoria v South Australia); 1st Semi-Final (Hawthorn v Carlton); the [Prelim.] Final (Hawthorn v Melbourne) and the Grand Final (Essendon v Melbourne). (Total: 4). Mixed condition.Melbourne 17.14 (116) defeated Essendon 7.13 (55) in the Grand Final in front of a huge crowd of 100,324 fans.$200300'