1956 VFL Round 11: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1956 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 11 of the 1956 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Bob Brooker captained the hosts.
Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
North Melbourne
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, C. Crampton, K. Dean, N. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, R. Files, P. Hamilton, F. Macquire, A. Mantello, J. O'Halloran, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, B. Collins, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
North Melbourne (5.9.39) were defeated by Footscray (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (2), N. Dean, R. Files, J. O'Halloran
Footscray: J. Collins (2), M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, J. Kerr
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
5.9.39 - 6.13.49
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Brooker
(North Melbourne),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Jack Collins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Crampton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Files, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Macquire, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||