1956 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1956 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1956 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, C. Bock, P. Clancy, A. Cuthbertson, A. Dale, H. Davies, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, N. Linney, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, G. Peck, N. Roberts, N. Thompson, B. Walsh, B. Young
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
St Kilda (6.11.47) were defeated by Melbourne (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Clancy, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, B. Muir, G. Peck, B. Young
Melbourne: B. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), A. Webb (2), T. Johnson, J. Sandral, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
26,300
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | STKL by 5 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bock, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Cuthbertson, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Peck, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||