1956 VFL Round 4: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1956 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1956 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, R. Lalor, F. Lynch, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, G. Willey
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), I. Baumgartner, C. Bock, P. Clancy, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, F. Hanrahan, A. Jeans, G. Jones, B. King, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. Molony, H. Morris, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney, N. Roberts, J. Robson, B. Walsh, B. Young
Essendon (18.9.117) defeated St Kilda (9.23.77).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Willey (6), B. Hutchison (4), S. Booth (3), J. Gill (2), R. Lalor (2), J. Carstairs
St Kilda: P. Clancy (3), J. McDonald (2), B. Muir (2), N. Linney, B. Molony
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 9 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 23 | 9 | . | 23 | (77) |
| Margin | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Roy McConnell
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lalor, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bock, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Hanrahan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | King, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 23 | |||