1956 VFL Season Round 12: St Kilda v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1956 between St Kilda and North Melbourne during round twelve of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
St Kilda hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Bob Brooker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
St Kilda (20.9.129) defeated North Melbourne (7.9.51).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
St Kilda
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,600
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
20.9.129 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 20 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 9 | (129) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | NMLB by 14 | STKL by 25 | STKL by 9 | STKL by 78 | STKL by 78 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
St Kilda
Captain: Keith DrinanCoach: Alan Killigrew
North Melbourne
Captain: Bob BrookerCoach: Charlie Gaudion
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Linney, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Waldron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Burt, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Crampton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Files, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Macquire, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||