1956 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1956 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 12 of the 1956 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, B. Henderson, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, I. Smith, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, K. Wright
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, B. Collins, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Ross, K. Smith, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Fitzroy (7.9.51) were defeated by Footscray (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Webb (2), O. Abrahams, M. Cunningham, G. Gotch, J. MacGregor, L. Smyth
Footscray: M. Cross (5), J. Collins, J. Kerr, D. Ross, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | FOOT by 11 | level | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Jack Collins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Arvidson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Smith, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||