1956 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1956 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 13 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, K. Hamilton, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, K. O'Brien, R. Ousley, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Melbourne (14.10.94) defeated Carlton (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Spencer (5), I. Ridley (4), P. Marquis (3), B. Johnson (2)
Carlton: K. Hamilton (3), R. Ousley (3), K. Clarke (2), L. Kerr (2), K. Hands, J. Sullivan
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
46,022
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hamilton, Kevan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Brien, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Ousley, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sScore Timeline
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