1956 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1956 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, P. Cook, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, P. McRae, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Melbourne (7.17.59) were defeated by Footscray (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), P. Cook, B. Johnson, K. Melville, A. Webb
Footscray: M. Cross (4), J. Collins (2), J. Kerr (2), D. Ross, H. Stevens
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
47,947
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 2 | level | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Jack Collins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||