1956 VFL Season Round 10: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1956 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round ten of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (7.11.53) were defeated by Carlton (13.11.89).

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

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Curcio (caretaker)

Carlton

Captain: Ken Hands
Coach: Jim Francis

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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