1956 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 2 of the 1956 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), J. Chapman, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, B. Lane, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, R. Smith, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, V. Williams
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, A. Dale, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, F. Lynch, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, G. Willey
Fitzroy (10.19.79) defeated Essendon (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (6), J. Gervasoni, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, R. Vernon
Essendon: R. Fox (2), S. Booth, R. Burgess, B. Hutchison, H. Mitchell, G. Willey
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Boundary Umpire:
J. Higgins
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||