1956 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1956 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 10 of the 1956 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Curcio and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

Fitzroy
O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, R. Carr, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, C. Dodd, D. Furness, M. Galpin, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, R. Vernon, V. Williams

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, B. Bosustow, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, K. Hamilton, C. Holt, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert

Fitzroy (7.11.53) were defeated by Carlton (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (2), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, M. Cunningham, G. Gotch, N. Johnstone
Carlton: K. Hamilton (4), D. Beasy (3), K. Clarke, G. Donaldson, V. Garra, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Carlton remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 23 June 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 27,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Carlton
Score: 7.11.53 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 2 0 . 6 4 . 9 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Carlton 2 . 1 6 . 4 8 . 7 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin CARL by 11 CARL by 34 CARL by 22 CARL by 36 CARL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Curcio (Fitzroy), Jim Francis (Carlton)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Ken Hands (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Woolfe

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 1 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
4 Carr, Reg ? ? 0 ?
34 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 1 ?
28 Darrigan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 0 ?
19 Dodd, Colin ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Galpin, Max ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
35 Gotch, Graham ? ? 1 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 2 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 11

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 3 ?
20 Berner, Leon ? ? 0 ?
4 Bosustow, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 1 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Garra, Vic ? ? 1 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
5 Hamilton, Kevan ? ? 4 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Holt, Colin ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 1 ?
30 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s