1956 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1956 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1956 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, J. Brady, K. Dean, N. Dean, D. Dozzi, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Ford, F. Macquire, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, J. Russell, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, L. Templar, K. Wilson
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), I. Aston, J. Chapman, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, A. Gale, M. Galpin, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, B. Pert, I. Smith, R. Smith, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, K. Wright
North Melbourne (14.21.105) defeated Fitzroy (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), A. Aylett (2), K. Dean (2), J. Brady, N. Dean, J. Dugdale, B. Martyn, P. O'Sullivan
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (3), M. Cunningham (2), K. Darrigan, G. Knight, B. Stephen
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
14.21.105 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 21 | (105) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | NMLB by 16 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 49 | NMLB by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Dozzi, Dal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Macquire, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 21 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Galpin, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Smith, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||