1956 VFL Season Round 14: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1956 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round fourteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Ian Gillett captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
South Melbourne (11.15.81) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.15.105).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
11.15.81 - 15.15.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | SMLB by 1 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Ian GillettCoach: Herbie Matthews
Fitzroy
Captain: Bill StephenCoach: Bill Stephen
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Jeffrey, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Melesso, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Nelson, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Seymour, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Smith, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | |||