1956 VFA Round 1: Sandringham v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1956 between Sandringham and Brunswick during round 1 of the 1956 VFA season. Sandringham hosted Brunswick at Beach Road Oval. The hosts were coached by Ted Fletcher and the visitors were coached by Jim Cleary.

As a result of this match, Sandringham were then 6th on the ladder and Brunswick were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Sandringham v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 14 April 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Beach Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sandringham def. Brunswick
Score: 13.16.94 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sandringham 0 . 2 4 . 10 6 . 10 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Brunswick 5 . 3 5 . 4 9 . 11 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin BRNW by 31 level BRNW by 19 SNDH by 16 SNDH by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Fletcher (Sandringham), Jim Cleary (Brunswick)
Captains: unknown (Sandringham), unknown (Brunswick)

Player Statistics

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Shearer, Bob ? ? ? ?
Webster, Fred ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 16

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Weir, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 11 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s