1956 VFL Season Round 5: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1956 between Carlton and Collingwood during round five of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Collingwood at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Neil Mann captained the visitors with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Carlton (8.16.64) defeated Collingwood (3.4.22).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 12 May 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 24,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Collingwood
Score: 8.16.64 - 3.4.22

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Carlton	0	.	1	2	.	4	6	.	12	8	.	16	8	.	16	(64)
Collingwood	0	.	1	0	.	3	2	.	4	3	.	4	3	.	4	(22)
Margin	level			CARL by 13			CARL by 32			CARL by 42			CARL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Ken Hands
Coach: Jim Francis

Collingwood

Captain: Neil Mann
Vice-Captain: Jack Hamilton
Coach: Phonse Kyne

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Carlton

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
17	Beasy, Doug	?	?	0	?
4	Bosustow, Bob	?	?	1	?
23	Chick, John	?	?	0	?
16	Clarke, Kevin	?	?	0	?
15	Comben, Bruce	?	?	0	?
13	Donaldson, Graham	?	?	1	?
8	Ellis, Jack	?	?	1	?
14	English, Vin	?	?	0	?
25	Ferry, George	?	?	0	?
28	Gilchrist, Graham	?	?	0	?
5	Hamilton, Kevan	?	?	0	?
1	Hands, Ken (c)	?	?	1	?
10	James, John	?	?	0	?
11	Kerr, Laurie	?	?	1	?
9	Mills, Jack	?	?	1	?
2	Milroy, Bill	?	?	1	?
12	Nicholls, Don	?	?	0	?
30	Sullivan, Jack	?	?	1	?
3	Webster, Peter	?	?	0	?
19	Zeunert, Denis	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				8	16

Collingwood

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
11	Bromage, Keith	?	?	0	?
16	Davidson, Max	?	?	0	?
6	Dorman, Brian	?	?	0	?
4	Gray, Brian	?	?	0	?
7	Greve, Bob	?	?	0	?
8	Hamilton, Jack (vc)	?	?	0	?
18	Hedt, Ken	?	?	0	?
23	Jones, Bill	?	?	0	?
9	Kingston, Ron	?	?	0	?
1	Mann, Neil (c)	?	?	1	?
17	Merrett, Thorold	?	?	0	?
20	Richards, Ron	?	?	0	?
21	Rymer, Laurie	?	?	0	?
22	Serong, Bill	?	?	1	?
29	Sharp, Lerrel	?	?	0	?
5	Smale, Ken	?	?	1	?
36	Turner, Ken	?	?	0	?
25	Twomey, Mick	?	?	0	?
31	Waller, Neville	?	?	0	?
27	Weideman, Murray	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				3	4

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter	Scoring Event	Score			Time
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Links

1956 VFL Season

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