1956 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1956 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, B. Collins, J. Collins, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, K. White
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), M. Cunningham, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, M. Galpin, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, B. Lane, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Seymour, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb
Footscray (14.14.98) defeated Fitzroy (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Duffy (4), J. Collins (3), L. Ryan (2), K. Smith (2), N. Dickson, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (2), R. Vernon (2), M. Cunningham, A. Gale, B. Lane, J. MacGregor, B. Pert, K. Webb
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,617
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 29 | FITZ by 5 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Galpin, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||