1956 VFL Season Round 9: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1956 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round nine of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (5.7.37) were defeated by Collingwood (12.10.82).
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
Fitzroy
Captain: Bill StephenCoach: Bill Stephen
Collingwood
Captain: Neil MannVice-Captain: Jack Hamilton
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||