1956 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Carlton and Footscray during round 18 of the 1956 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Wally Donald captained the visitors with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, B. Buckley, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, J. Ellis, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, M. Cross, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, B. Guthrie, J. Kerr, P. McRae, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Carlton (6.9.45) were defeated by Footscray (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Ellis (2), D. Beasy, G. Gilchrist, L. Kerr, D. Nicholls
Footscray: J. Collins (3), M. Cross (2), A. Gardiner, D. Ross, H. Stevens
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
44,878
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Jack Collins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ellis, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Guthrie, Byron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||