1956 VFL Season 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 six of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (11.11.77) defeated St Kilda (7.11.53).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 11.11.77 - 7.11.53

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Bill Stephen
Coach: Bill Stephen

St Kilda

Captain: Keith Drinan
Coach: Alan Killigrew

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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