1956 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1956 between Collingwood and Carlton during round 16 of the 1956 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria Park. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

Collingwood
I. Brewer, M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, J. Hickey, B. Jones, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, B. Turner, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, B. Buckley, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, R. Ousley, M. Pope, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert

Collingwood (9.17.71) were defeated by Carlton (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Serong (3), K. Smale (2), M. Twomey (2), B. Jones, T. Merrett
Carlton: J. Mills (4), L. Kerr (2), K. Clarke, G. Donaldson, K. Hands, B. Milroy, R. Ousley, J. Sullivan

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Carlton remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Collingwood v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 August 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 38,679

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Carlton
Score: 9.17.71 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 5 7 . 11 8 . 15 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Carlton 4 . 3 7 . 4 9 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin CARL by 4 COLL by 7 COLL by 1 CARL by 13 CARL by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Jim Francis (Carlton)
Captains: unknown (Collingwood), Ken Hands (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
38 Brewer, Ian ? ? 0 ?
16 Davidson, Max ? ? 0 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Hedt, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Jones, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 1 ?
21 Rymer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 3 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 2 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
10 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
36 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 2 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 17

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
20 Berner, Leon ? ? 0 ?
35 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 1 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 1 ?
27 Holt, Colin ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 4 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Ousley, Ross ? ? 1 ?
32 Pope, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
30 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 1 ?
3 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s