1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Melbourne 107 – 39 Essendon

← · 1956 · Round 9 · 09/06/1956 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 32543 · →

Melbourne 2.3.159.10.6413.14.9215.17.107
Essendon 0.4.40.7.71.11.174.15.39
Qrt margin ME by 11ME by 57ME by 75ME by 68
Qrt scores ME 15-4ME 49-3ME 28-10ES 22-15
Field umpires Geoff Robinson (72)

Melbourne Match Statistics (107) — 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
19 Keith Carroll
1 Denis Cordner
9 Brian Dixon 1
28 Terry Gleeson
18 Bob Johnson 7
14 Trevor Johnson
16 Clyde Laidlaw
34 Ralph Lane
3 Peter Marquis
5 Ian McLean 1
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen
24 Ian Ridley 1
8 Jim Sandral
12 Stuart Spencer 2
15 Athol Webb 1
25 Don Williams
Totals 15
Opposition 4

Essendon Match Statistics (39) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

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
19 Doug Bigelow
2 Stan Booth 1
18 Reg Burgess
1 Jack Clarke
6 Doug Dench
24 Robert Fox
13 Fred Gallagher
22 Jeff Gamble
3 John Gill
14 Jim Heenan
7 Bill Hutchison 2
21 Jack Knowles
8 Ray Lalor
30 Geoff Leek 1
25 Roy McConnell
31 Hugh Mitchell
17 Max Nixon
34 Mal Pascoe
9 Greg Sewell
16 Graham Willey
Totals 4
Opposition 15

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 103d 48 (35-1-12 73.96%) 45 (0.94) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 23y 267d 91 (43-2-46 48.35%) 19 (0.21) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 25y 76d 28 (18-0-10 64.29%) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 31y 347d 141 (77-2-62 55.32%) 80 (0.57) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 20y 20d 31 (27-0-4 87.10%) 11 (0.35) ← ←
28 Terry Gleeson 22y 237d 19 (13-0-6 68.42%) 6 (0.32) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 21y 6d 38 (32-0-6 84.21%) 71 (1.87) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 21y 136d 22 (19-0-3 86.36%) 1 (0.05) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 22y 195d 35 (30-0-5 85.71%) 13 (0.37) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 26y 85d 63 (33-1-29 53.17%) 9 (0.14) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 24y 88d 59 (36-1-22 61.86%) 3 (0.05) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 26y 287d 74 (40-1-33 54.73%) 9 (0.12) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 29y 223d 165 (89-2-74 54.55%) 26 (0.16) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 25y 119d 60 (38-1-21 64.17%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 22y 55d 39 (30-0-9 76.92%) 34 (0.87) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 22y 115d 26 (22-0-4 84.62%) 49 (1.88) ← ←
8 Jim Sandral 23y 111d 5 (5-0-0 100.00%) 1 (0.20) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 24y 127d 112 (62-1-49 55.80%) 120 (1.07) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 20y 270d 17 (15-0-2 88.24%) 25 (1.47) ← ←
25 Don Williams 20y 219d 66 (42-1-23 64.39%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 264d 1139 (706-13-420 62.55%) 522 (0.46)
C Norm Smith 41y 201d 142 (81-4-57 58.45%) 87 (51-2-34 59.77%)

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
19 Doug Bigelow 27y 328d 140 (96-1-43 68.93%) 27 (0.19) ← ←
2 Stan Booth 22y 189d 62 (36-0-26 58.06%) 68 (1.10) ← ←
18 Reg Burgess 21y 308d 44 (25-0-19 56.82%) 2 (0.05) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 22y 331d 77 (40-1-36 52.60%) 15 (0.19) ← ←
6 Doug Dench 26y 132d 24 (14-0-10 58.33%) ← ←
24 Robert Fox 24y 220d 27 (15-0-12 55.56%) 30 (1.11) ← ←
13 Fred Gallagher 25y 160d 52 (29-1-22 56.73%) 11 (0.21) ← ←
22 Jeff Gamble 21y 16d 30 (19-0-11 63.33%) 10 (0.33) ← ←
3 John Gill 24y 51d 81 (52-1-28 64.81%) 56 (0.69) ← ←
14 Jim Heenan 26y 21d 59 (31-1-27 53.39%) ← ←
7 Bill Hutchison 33y 42d 268 (180-5-83 68.10%) 460 (1.72) ← ←
21 Jack Knowles 24y 128d 45 (23-0-22 51.11%) ← ←
8 Ray Lalor 19y 284d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) 2 (0.50) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 24y 112d 71 (43-0-28 60.56%) 33 (0.46) ← ←
25 Roy McConnell 28y 293d 131 (87-1-43 66.79%) ← ←
31 Hugh Mitchell 21y 200d 48 (27-0-21 56.25%) 82 (1.71) ← ←
17 Max Nixon 24y 168d 4 (0-0-4 0.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
34 Mal Pascoe 23y 70d 49 (27-0-22 55.10%) 10 (0.20) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 22y 345d 71 (41-0-30 57.75%) 15 (0.21) ← ←
16 Graham Willey 22y 326d 8 (4-0-4 50.00%) 16 (2.00) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 150d 1295 (791-11-493 61.51%) 838 (0.65)
C Dick Reynolds 40y 355d 329 (222-6-101 68.39%) ←

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.