1956 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1956 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1956 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval.
Bob Brooker captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
North Melbourne
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Barton, K. Batchelor, J. Brady, N. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, K. Easton, J. Edwards, P. Hamilton, B. Johnson, A. Mantello, C. Marendaz, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, R. Barrett, I. Baumgartner, J. Byrne, P. Dodd, R. Fountain, A. Jeans, G. Jones, N. Linney, G. Minihan, B. Molony, H. Morris, K. Mulhall, J. Mulrooney, N. Roberts, J. Stephenson, M. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Watt
North Melbourne (15.8.98) defeated St Kilda (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: K. Easton (4), J. Dugdale (2), G. Eastmure (2), J. Spencer (2), A. Aylett, B. Barton, N. Doolan, J. O'Halloran, N. Teasdale
St Kilda: P. Dodd (3), N. Linney, J. Stephenson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
15.8.98 - 5.11.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | NMLB by 22 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 66 | NMLB by 57 | NMLB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bob Brooker
(North Melbourne),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Goal Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Barton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Marendaz, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Barrett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byrne, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fountain, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stephenson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Stephenson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||