1956 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, J. Brady, K. Dean, N. Dean, D. Dozzi, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Ford, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, J. Russell, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, L. Templar, K. Wilson
Melbourne (16.18.114) defeated North Melbourne (11.5.71).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (6), I. Ridley (4), B. Johnson (3), R. Barassi (2), S. Spencer
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (4), N. Dean (2), J. Spencer (2), J. Brady, L. Dwyer, J. O'Halloran
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,186
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.18.114 - 11.5.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 43 | MELB by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 18 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Dozzi, Dal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 5 | |||