1956 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1956 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round five of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Stephen captained the hosts. Bob Brooker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.

Fitzroy (8.15.63) defeated North Melbourne (7.6.48).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 May 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 8.15.63 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 3 . 9 6 . 10 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 2 7 . 5 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin NMLB by 12 NMLB by 5 NMLB by 1 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Bill Stephen
Coach: Bill Stephen

North Melbourne

Captain: Bob Brooker
Coach: Charlie Gaudion

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. Flanagan

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
1 Chapman, James ? ? 0 ?
34 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
28 Darrigan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 1 ?
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 ?
24 Seymour, Ken ? ? 0 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 3 ?
8 Stephen, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
18 Batchelor, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Burt, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
26 Crewes, Ian ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
34 Easton, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
3 James, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Macquire, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
30 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Russell, James ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 2 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 6

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