1956 VFL Season 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 sixteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (14.21.105) defeated Fitzroy (8.8.56).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Charlie Gaudion
Fitzroy
Captain: Bill StephenCoach: Bill Stephen
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 | |||