1956 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1956 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1956 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), G. Campbell, R. Carr, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, I. Smith, R. Smith, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, P. Cook, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb
Fitzroy (7.11.53) were defeated by Melbourne (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Knight (2), G. Campbell, B. Pert, B. Stephen, K. Webb, K. Wright
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), T. Gleeson (2), I. Ridley (2), R. Barassi, B. Dixon, N. McMahen, L. Mithen
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 5 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Smith, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||