1956 VFL 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 14 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
I. Gillett (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Elder, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, K. Hogan, B. Jeffrey, D. Keyter, E. Lane, J. Ledwidge, D. Matthews, H. McLaughlin, N. Melesso, I. Monks, D. Nelson, M. Oaten, K. Seymour, B. Skilton, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, R. Carr, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, A. Gale, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, I. Smith, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
South Melbourne (11.15.81) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (4), E. Lane (3), I. Gillett (2), B. Jeffrey, M. Oaten
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (4), O. Abrahams (3), G. Knight (3), N. Johnstone (2), M. Cunningham, K. Webb, K. Wright
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ian Gillett
(South Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
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 | |||