1956 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1956 between Essendon and Carlton during round 1 of the 1956 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, A. Dale, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, F. Lynch, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, G. Willey
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, K. Bergin, B. Bosustow, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, V. English, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Munro, R. Robertson, K. Robinson, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Essendon (9.13.67) defeated Carlton (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Mitchell (3), S. Booth (2), J. Clarke (2), J. Gill, J. Harrington
Carlton: B. Crowe, G. Gilchrist, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Munro
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Roy McConnell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||