1956 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1956 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1956 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, R. Lalor, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner, G. Willey
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, A. Gale, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Essendon (9.13.67) defeated Fitzroy (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (2), M. Pascoe (2), G. Willey (2), J. Gamble, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), C. Davey, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Webb
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 20 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lalor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||