1956 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1956 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, D. Ross, L. Ryan, R. Stockman, G. Thompson, D. Whitten, T. Whitten
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, G. Case, D. Cordner, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Footscray (5.11.41) were defeated by Melbourne (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (2), R. Duffy (2), L. Ryan
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), B. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), R. Barassi, A. Webb
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
33,265
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | MELB by 2 | FOOT by 4 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Thompson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||