1956 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1956 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, K. Bergin, B. Bosustow, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, M. Ellis, V. English, G. Ferry, V. Garra, L. Kerr, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, R. O'Dwyer, K. Robinson, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, G. Case, D. Cordner, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Carlton (6.11.47) were defeated by Melbourne (12.18.90).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Crowe (2), L. Kerr (2), D. Beasy, R. O'Dwyer
Melbourne: A. Webb (4), R. Barassi (2), L. Mithen (2), B. Johnson, R. Lane, I. Ridley, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
18,656
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Margin | MELB by 29 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 62 | MELB by 43 | MELB by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ellis, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 18 | |||