1956 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1956 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, B. Henderson, B. Lane, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Seymour, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, A. Callow, P. Clancy, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McDonald, B. Molony, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, J. Mulrooney, N. Roberts, J. Robson, B. Walsh, B. Young
Fitzroy (11.11.77) defeated St Kilda (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), D. Furness (2), T. Ongarello (2), L. Smyth (2), B. Lane, B. Pert, K. Seymour
St Kilda: B. Young (3), B. Gleeson (2), P. Clancy, B. Muir
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
11,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||