1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Melbourne 79 – 61 Collingwood

← · 1956 · Round 7 · 26/05/1956 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 46868 · →

Melbourne 1.1.75.8.387.10.5211.13.79
Collingwood 4.5.296.5.419.6.609.7.61
Qrt margin CW by 22CW by 3CW by 8ME by 18
Qrt scores CW 29-7ME 31-12CW 19-14ME 27-1
Field umpires Allan Nash (41)

Melbourne Match Statistics (79) — 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 2
30 John Beckwith
29 Tony Bull
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
17 Geoff McGivern
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen
24 Ian Ridley 4
8 Jim Sandral
12 Stuart Spencer 3
15 Athol Webb
25 Don Williams
Totals 11
Opposition 9

Collingwood Match Statistics (61) — Coach: Phonse Kyne

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
16 Max Davidson 1
6 Brian Dorman
13 Ray Gabelich
14 Arthur Gooch
7 Bob Greve
8 Jack Hamilton
18 Ken Hedt
23 William Jones 2
9 Ron Kingston
3 Peter Lucas
1 Neil Mann
17 Thorold Merrett
20 Ron Richards 1
22 Bill Serong
29 Lerrel Sharp
5 Ken Smale 3
24 Frank Tuck
25 Michael Twomey
27 Murray Weideman 2
15 Kevin Wylie
Totals 9
Opposition 11

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 89d 46 (33-1-12 72.83%) 43 (0.93) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 23y 253d 89 (41-2-46 47.19%) 19 (0.21) ← ←
29 Tony Bull 26y 2d 28 (23-0-5 82.14%) 9 (0.32) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 25y 62d 26 (16-0-10 61.54%) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 31y 333d 139 (75-2-62 54.68%) 80 (0.58) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 20y 6d 29 (25-0-4 86.21%) 10 (0.34) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 20y 358d 36 (30-0-6 83.33%) 62 (1.72) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 21y 122d 20 (17-0-3 85.00%) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 22y 181d 33 (28-0-5 84.85%) 13 (0.39) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 26y 71d 61 (31-1-29 51.64%) 9 (0.15) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 24y 74d 57 (34-1-22 60.53%) 3 (0.05) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 25y 151d 97 (46-2-49 48.45%) 53 (0.55) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 29y 209d 163 (87-2-74 53.99%) 26 (0.16) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 25y 105d 58 (36-1-21 62.93%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 22y 41d 37 (28-0-9 75.68%) 34 (0.92) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 22y 101d 24 (20-0-4 83.33%) 46 (1.92) ← ←
8 Jim Sandral 23y 97d 3 (3-0-0 100.00%) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 24y 113d 110 (60-1-49 55.00%) 117 (1.06) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 20y 256d 15 (13-0-2 86.67%) 22 (1.47) ← ←
25 Don Williams 20y 205d 64 (40-1-23 63.28%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 287d 1135 (686-14-435 61.06%) 546 (0.48)
C Norm Smith 41y 187d 140 (79-4-57 57.86%) 85 (49-2-34 58.82%)

Collingwood Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Collingwood Games (W-D-L W%) Collingwood Goals (Ave.)
16 Max Davidson 21y 301d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
6 Brian Dorman 18y 329d 10 (5-0-5 50.00%) 3 (0.30) ← ←
13 Ray Gabelich 22y 328d 11 (6-0-5 54.55%) 3 (0.27) ← ←
14 Arthur Gooch 25y 67d 76 (51-0-25 67.11%) 12 (0.16) ← ← final game
7 Bob Greve 21y 178d 14 (9-0-5 64.29%) 1 (0.07) ← ←
8 Jack Hamilton 27y 193d 133 (86-0-47 64.66%) 14 (0.11) ← ←
18 Ken Hedt 19y 193d 6 (3-0-3 50.00%) ← ←
23 William Jones 21y 60d 31 (19-0-12 61.29%) 28 (0.90) ← ←
9 Ron Kingston 24y 229d 110 (74-0-36 67.27%) 6 (0.05) ← ←
3 Peter Lucas 26y 185d 115 (81-0-34 70.43%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
1 Neil Mann 31y 274d 170 (109-1-60 64.41%) 142 (0.84) ← ←
17 Thorold Merrett 22y 239d 105 (72-0-33 68.57%) 68 (0.65) ← ←
20 Ron Richards 28y 15d 133 (89-0-44 66.92%) 113 (0.85) ← ←
22 Bill Serong 20y 21d 7 (4-0-3 57.14%) 6 (0.86) ← ←
29 Lerrel Sharp 22y 355d 48 (31-0-17 64.58%) ← ←
5 Ken Smale 22y 203d 28 (19-0-9 67.86%) 59 (2.11) ← ←
24 Frank Tuck 24y 307d 73 (50-0-23 68.49%) 15 (0.21) ← ←
25 Michael Twomey 24y 244d 93 (61-0-32 65.59%) 68 (0.73) ← ←
27 Murray Weideman 20y 100d 45 (29-0-16 64.44%) 47 (1.04) ← ←
15 Kevin Wylie 22y 191d 12 (9-0-3 75.00%) 12 (1.00) ← ← final game
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 182d 1223 (808-1-414 66.11%) 599 (0.49)
C Phonse Kyne 40y 210d 126 (83-0-43 65.87%) ←

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.