1956 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1956 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1956 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Neil Mann captained the visitors with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, R. Carr, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, T. Ongarello, K. Seymour, R. Vernon, V. Williams
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), M. Davidson, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Fitzroy (5.7.37) were defeated by Collingwood (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (3), O. Abrahams, T. Ongarello
Collingwood: K. Smale (4), M. Weideman (4), M. Davidson, B. Jones, N. Mann, N. Waller
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
5.7.37 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | COLL by 35 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 45 | COLL by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rymer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||