1956 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1956 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, B. King, B. McCarthy, J. McDonald, G. Minihan, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, B. Murray, N. Roberts, B. Waldron, B. Walsh, B. Watt, B. Young

Fitzroy
I. Aston, G. Campbell, R. Carr, J. Chapman, D. Chivers, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, K. Darrigan, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, V. Williams, K. Wright

St Kilda (6.7.43) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (2), P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, B. Muir
Fitzroy: W. Clark (2), G. Knight (2), T. Ongarello (2), N. Johnstone, L. Smyth

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 11 August 1956
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 14,200

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.7.43 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 0 2 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Fitzroy 3 . 5 4 . 6 6 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin FITZ by 17 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (St Kilda), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Keith Drinan (St Kilda), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
5 Baumgartner, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
16 Dale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 1 ?
37 King, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 1 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
31 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
34 Waldron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Watt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
4 Carr, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Chapman, James ? ? 0 ?
41 Chivers, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 2 ?
34 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
28 Darrigan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
35 Gotch, Graham ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
27 Knight, Graham ? ? 2 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 2 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 1 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 8

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