1956 VFL Season Round 6: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round six of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Bob Brooker captained the hosts. Noel McMahen captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

North Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by Melbourne (11.18.84).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 May 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.6.42 - 11.18.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 2 5 . 3 5 . 6 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 6 6 . 9 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Margin NMLB by 18 NMLB by 9 MELB by 9 MELB by 42 MELB by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Bob Brooker
Coach: Charlie Gaudion

Melbourne

Captain: Noel McMahen
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Robinson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

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

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 3 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Bull, Tony ? ? 0 ?
19 Carroll, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 Cook, Peter ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
16 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
34 Lane, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel (c) ? ? 0 ?
38 Melville, Ken ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 1 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 3 ?
15 Webb, Athol ? ? 2 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Wilson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 18

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