1956 VFL Round 12: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1956 between Carlton and Essendon during round 12 of the 1956 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, K. Hamilton, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, R. Ousley, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner, G. Willey
Carlton (12.13.85) defeated Essendon (5.15.45).
Goalkickers
Carlton: D. Beasy (2), K. Hamilton (2), L. Kerr (2), R. Ousley (2), K. Clarke, G. Donaldson, K. Hands, B. Milroy
Essendon: J. Gamble, J. Harrington, B. Hutchison, H. Mitchell, G. Willey
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
23,154
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | (45) |
| Margin | CARL by 32 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 40 | CARL by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hamilton, Kevan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Ousley, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 15 | |||