1956 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1956 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 15 of the 1956 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, P. Clancy, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, B. King, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, B. Murray, N. Roberts, B. Waldron, B. Walsh, B. Young
Essendon
D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Clarkson, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner, G. Willey
St Kilda (6.11.47) were defeated by Essendon (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (4), I. Baumgartner, B. Murray
Essendon: J. Clarke (2), J. Clarkson, J. Gill, G. Leek, M. Pascoe, G. Willey
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
28,100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | STKL by 5 | STKL by 4 | STKL by 12 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | King, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Waldron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Clarkson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||