1956 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1956 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, R. Lalor, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Nixon, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, G. Willey
Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Essendon (4.15.39).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (7), R. Barassi (2), S. Spencer (2), B. Dixon, I. McLean, I. Ridley, A. Webb
Essendon: B. Hutchison (2), S. Booth, G. Leek
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,543
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 4 | 0 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 15 | 4 | . | 15 | (39) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 57 | MELB by 75 | MELB by 68 | MELB by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lalor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Nixon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 15 | |||