1956 VFL Season Round 7: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1956 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round seven of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Bob Brooker captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.

North Melbourne (15.7.97) defeated South Melbourne (7.16.58).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 May 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 15.7.97 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 2 9 . 4 10 . 4 15 . 7 15 . 7 (97)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 11 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin NMLB by 10 NMLB by 22 NMLB by 17 NMLB by 39 NMLB by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Bob Brooker
Coach: Charlie Gaudion

South Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Herbie Matthews

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Barbour

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
18 Batchelor, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 1 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 1 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
3 James, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Macquire, Fred ? ? 1 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 1 ?
30 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 1 ?
33 Reddick, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Ritchie, Max ? ? 1 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 5 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 7

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 2 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
39 Elder, John ? ? 0 ?
34 Ferguson, John ? ? 1 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 3 ?
24 Hicks, Ellis ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 McNeill, Neil ? ? 0 ?
4 Monks, Ian ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
33 Primmer, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 1 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 16

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