1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Melbourne 94 – 79 Carlton

← · 1956 · Round 13 · 14/07/1956 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 46022 · →

Melbourne 5.7.378.8.5612.10.8214.10.94
Carlton 4.1.256.4.409.7.6112.7.79
Qrt margin ME by 12ME by 16ME by 21ME by 15
Qrt scores ME 37-25ME 19-15ME 26-21CA 18-12
Field umpires Harry Beitzel (106)

Melbourne Match Statistics (94) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
31 Ron Barassi
30 John Beckwith
19 Keith Carroll
1 Denis Cordner
9 Brian Dixon
18 Bob Johnson 2
14 Trevor Johnson
16 Clyde Laidlaw
34 Ralph Lane
3 Peter Marquis 3
17 Geoff McGivern
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen
24 Ian Ridley 4
8 Jim Sandral
12 Stuart Spencer 5
15 Athol Webb
25 Don Williams
Totals 14
Opposition 12

Carlton Match Statistics (79) — Coach: Jim Francis

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
17 Doug Beasy
23 John Chick
16 Kevin Clarke 2
15 Bruce Comben
13 Graham Donaldson
14 Vin English
25 George Ferry
28 Graham Gilchrist
5 Kevan Hamilton 3
1 Ken Hands 1
10 John James
11 Laurie Kerr 2
9 Jack Mills
2 Bill Milroy
12 Don Nicholls
22 Kevin OBrien
33 Ross Ousley 3
30 Jack Sullivan 1
3 Peter Webster
19 Denis Zeunert
Totals 12
Opposition 14

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
31 Ron Barassi 20y 138d 51 (38-1-12 75.49%) 48 (0.94) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 23y 302d 95 (47-2-46 50.53%) 19 (0.20) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 25y 111d 32 (22-0-10 68.75%) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 32y 16d 145 (81-2-62 56.55%) 82 (0.57) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 20y 55d 34 (30-0-4 88.24%) 12 (0.35) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 21y 41d 42 (36-0-6 85.71%) 78 (1.86) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 21y 171d 26 (23-0-3 88.46%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 22y 230d 39 (34-0-5 87.18%) 16 (0.41) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 26y 120d 67 (37-1-29 55.97%) 9 (0.13) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 24y 123d 63 (40-1-22 64.29%) 7 (0.11) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 25y 200d 101 (50-2-49 50.50%) 53 (0.52) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 26y 322d 78 (44-1-33 57.05%) 9 (0.12) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 29y 258d 168 (92-2-74 55.36%) 26 (0.15) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 25y 154d 64 (42-1-21 66.41%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 22y 90d 41 (32-0-9 78.05%) 35 (0.85) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 22y 150d 30 (26-0-4 86.67%) 60 (2.00) ← ←
8 Jim Sandral 23y 146d 9 (9-0-0 100.00%) 1 (0.11) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 24y 162d 115 (65-1-49 56.96%) 126 (1.10) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 20y 305d 21 (19-0-2 90.48%) 30 (1.43) ← ←
25 Don Williams 20y 254d 70 (46-1-23 66.43%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 350d 1291 (813-15-463 63.56%) 612 (0.47)
C Norm Smith 41y 236d 146 (85-4-57 59.59%) 91 (55-2-34 61.54%)

Carlton Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Carlton Games (W-D-L W%) Carlton Goals (Ave.)
17 Doug Beasy 26y 89d 82 (40-3-39 50.61%) 74 (0.90) ← ←
23 John Chick 23y 324d 57 (33-0-24 57.89%) 22 (0.39) ← ←
16 Kevin Clarke 25y 19d 14 (9-0-5 64.29%) 8 (0.57) 13 (8-0-5 61.54%) 8 (0.62)
15 Bruce Comben 25y 265d 96 (50-1-45 52.60%) 34 (0.35) ← ←
13 Graham Donaldson 21y 24d 17 (11-0-6 64.71%) 17 (1.00) ← ←
14 Vin English 27y 102d 111 (56-4-51 52.25%) 8 (0.07) ← ←
25 George Ferry 24y 341d 59 (30-0-29 50.85%) 7 (0.12) ← ←
28 Graham Gilchrist 23y 335d 38 (24-0-14 63.16%) 11 (0.29) ← ←
5 Kevan Hamilton 22y 164d 9 (6-0-3 66.67%) 22 (2.44) ← ←
1 Ken Hands 29y 262d 190 (115-3-72 61.32%) 164 (0.86) ← ←
10 John James 22y 178d 62 (31-0-31 50.00%) 12 (0.19) ← ←
11 Laurie Kerr 28y 19d 103 (51-4-48 51.46%) 31 (0.30) ← ←
9 Jack Mills 26y 106d 109 (54-4-51 51.38%) 115 (1.06) ← ←
2 Bill Milroy 26y 264d 92 (48-3-41 53.80%) 48 (0.52) 85 (45-3-37 54.71%) 48 (0.56)
12 Don Nicholls 19y 234d 10 (6-0-4 60.00%) 3 (0.30) ← ←
22 Kevin OBrien 24y 95d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
33 Ross Ousley 19y 133d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) 5 (1.25) ← ←
30 Jack Sullivan 22y 338d 22 (12-0-10 54.55%) 5 (0.23) ← ←
3 Peter Webster 23y 343d 45 (22-0-23 48.89%) 4 (0.09) ← ←
19 Denis Zeunert 25y 2d 44 (23-0-21 52.27%) 8 (0.18) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 164d 1168 (625-22-521 54.45%) 599 (0.51)
C Jim Francis 45y 215d 13 (8-0-5 61.54%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.