1956 VFL Round 7: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1956 between Footscray and Carlton during round 7 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
In the absence of Wally Donald, vice-captain Jack Collins captained the hosts.
Laurie Kerr captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Footscray
J. Collins (capt.), P. Box, R. Broadway, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, R. Porta, D. Ross, L. Ryan, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, K. White, D. Whitten, T. Whitten
Carlton
L. Kerr (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, C. Holt, J. James, J. Mills, B. Milroy, F. Munro, R. Ousley, J. Sullivan, D. Zeunert
Footscray (7.13.55) were defeated by Carlton (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Cross (3), T. Whitten (2), N. Dickson, B. Gilmore
Carlton: G. Donaldson (2), J. Sullivan (2), B. Crowe, G. Gilchrist, L. Kerr, J. Mills
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
33,089
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 1 | CARL by 2 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
Jack Collins
(Footscray),
Laurie Kerr
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Broadway, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Ousley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||