1956 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1956 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, P. Cook, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, G. McGivern, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, 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, R. Vernon, V. Williams
Melbourne (10.19.79) defeated Fitzroy (9.6.60).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Ridley (3), B. Johnson (2), R. Barassi, P. Cook, B. Dixon, L. Mithen, A. Webb
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), T. Ongarello (2), J. Chapman, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, B. Lane
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 6 | |||