1956 VFL 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 12 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, P. Clancy, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, N. Linney, J. McDonald, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, B. Murray, N. Roberts, N. Thompson, B. Waldron, B. Walsh, B. Young
North Melbourne
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, B. Burt, C. Crampton, N. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, R. Files, P. Hamilton, F. Macquire, A. Mantello, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer, L. Templar
St Kilda (20.9.129) defeated North Melbourne (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (8), B. Muir (3), P. Clancy (2), N. Linney (2), B. Annand, A. Dale, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, J. McDonald
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (2), B. Brooker (2), N. Dean, G. Eastmure, G. English
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Bob Brooker
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||