1956 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1956 between Essendon and Footscray during round 8 of the 1956 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, F. Lynch, H. Mitchell, M. Nixon, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, G. Willey
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, B. Guthrie, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, K. White, T. Whitten
Essendon (12.11.83) were defeated by Footscray (14.23.107).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Pascoe (4), G. Willey (4), H. Mitchell (2), J. Clarke, M. Nixon
Footscray: M. Cross (4), T. Whitten (3), J. Collins (2), J. Kerr (2), N. Dickson, D. Ross, L. Ryan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 4 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
31,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 23 | 14 | . | 23 | (107) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 37 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Roy McConnell
(Essendon),
Jack Collins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Nixon, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Guthrie, Byron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 23 | |||