1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Essendon 76 – 58 Sydney

← · 1956 · Round 17 · 11/08/1956 2:15 · Windy Hill · Crowd 13000 · →

Essendon 2.3.155.6.367.9.5111.10.76
Sydney 1.2.83.6.245.10.407.16.58
Qrt margin ES by 7ES by 12ES by 11ES by 18
Qrt scores ES 15-8ES 21-16SY 16-15ES 25-18
Field umpires Allan Nash (51)

Essendon Match Statistics (76) — 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 2
18 Reg Burgess
1 Jack Clarke
12 Morton Diston
13 Fred Gallagher
22 Jeff Gamble
3 John Gill
23 Jack Harrington
14 Jim Heenan
7 Bill Hutchison 5
21 Jack Knowles
30 Geoff Leek 1
25 Roy McConnell
31 Hugh Mitchell
34 Mal Pascoe
9 Greg Sewell
35 Bob Shearman
33 John Towner
16 Graham Willey 3
Totals 11
Opposition 7

Sydney Match Statistics (58) — Coach: Herbie Matthews

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
29 Neville Campbell
23 Ron Clegg
11 Jim Dorgan
39 John Elder
28 Ian Gillett
2 Fred Goldsmith 2
22 Kevin Hogan
31 Jack Hudson
29 Bernie Jeffrey
1 Don Keyter 2
6 Clarrie Lane
17 Don Matthews
36 Ken McCormack
24 Ken Seymour 2
7 Mick Sibun
14 Bob Skilton
37 Gerald Tagliabue
20 Jim Taylor
20 John Trethowan
12 Marshall Younger 1
Totals 7
Opposition 11

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 28y 25d 147 (101-1-45 69.05%) 27 (0.18) ← ←
2 Stan Booth 22y 252d 70 (41-0-29 58.57%) 78 (1.11) ← ←
18 Reg Burgess 22y 5d 51 (29-0-22 56.86%) 3 (0.06) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 23y 28d 83 (44-1-38 53.61%) 17 (0.20) ← ←
12 Morton Diston 20y 75d 11 (4-0-7 36.36%) 2 (0.18) ← ←
13 Fred Gallagher 25y 223d 60 (34-1-25 57.50%) 11 (0.18) ← ←
22 Jeff Gamble 21y 79d 38 (24-0-14 63.16%) 14 (0.37) ← ←
3 John Gill 24y 114d 88 (57-1-30 65.34%) 61 (0.69) ← ←
23 Jack Harrington 26y 46d 59 (38-0-21 64.41%) 12 (0.20) ← ←
14 Jim Heenan 26y 84d 67 (36-1-30 54.48%) ← ←
7 Bill Hutchison 33y 105d 273 (182-5-86 67.58%) 474 (1.74) ← ←
21 Jack Knowles 24y 191d 53 (28-0-25 52.83%) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 24y 175d 78 (48-0-30 61.54%) 36 (0.46) ← ←
25 Roy McConnell 28y 356d 135 (88-1-46 65.56%) ← ← final game
31 Hugh Mitchell 21y 263d 56 (32-0-24 57.14%) 86 (1.54) ← ←
34 Mal Pascoe 23y 133d 56 (32-0-24 57.14%) 19 (0.34) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 23y 42d 79 (46-0-33 58.23%) 15 (0.19) ← ←
35 Bob Shearman 16y 332d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
33 John Towner 22y 266d 37 (19-0-18 51.35%) 36 (0.97) ← ←
16 Graham Willey 23y 23d 16 (9-0-7 56.25%) 32 (2.00) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 31d 1458 (893-11-554 61.63%) 923 (0.63)
C Dick Reynolds 41y 52d 337 (227-6-104 68.25%) ←

Sydney Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Sydney Games (W-D-L W%) Sydney Goals (Ave.)
29 Neville Campbell 21y 243d 9 (3-0-6 33.33%) ← ←
23 Ron Clegg 28y 268d 167 (74-3-90 45.21%) 120 (0.72) ← ←
11 Jim Dorgan 25y 259d 73 (27-2-44 38.36%) ← ←
39 John Elder 24y 34d 17 (6-1-10 38.24%) 15 (5-1-9 36.67%)
28 Ian Gillett 27y 326d 102 (42-3-57 42.65%) 111 (1.09) ← ←
2 Fred Goldsmith 23y 357d 74 (28-1-45 38.51%) 14 (0.19) ← ←
22 Kevin Hogan 21y 310d 35 (9-0-26 25.71%) 18 (0.51) ← ←
31 Jack Hudson 22y 155d 15 (4-0-11 26.67%) ← ←
29 Bernie Jeffrey 22y 343d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 7 (1.75) ← ← final game
1 Don Keyter 24y 333d 59 (19-0-40 32.20%) 53 (0.90) ← ←
6 Clarrie Lane 22y 121d 17 (5-0-12 29.41%) 16 (0.94) ← ←
17 Don Matthews 19y 323d 15 (5-1-9 36.67%) 7 (0.47) ← ←
36 Ken McCormack 23y 206d 32 (7-1-24 23.44%) 3 (0.09) ← ←
24 Ken Seymour 25y 330d 9 (3-1-5 38.89%) 6 (0.67) 5 (1-1-3 30.00%) 5 (1.00)
7 Mick Sibun 27y 121d 110 (44-3-63 41.36%) 87 (0.79) ← ←
14 Bob Skilton 17y 277d 13 (5-1-7 42.31%) 16 (1.23) ← ←
37 Gerald Tagliabue 20y 331d 5 (1-1-3 30.00%) ← ←
20 Jim Taylor 24y 218d 95 (39-3-53 42.63%) 27 (0.28) ← ←
20 John Trethowan 19y 288d 23 (7-1-15 32.61%) 2 (0.09) ← ←
12 Marshall Younger 17y 82d 8 (1-0-7 12.50%) 2 (0.25) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 63d 882 (330-22-530 38.66%) 489 (0.55)
C Herbie Matthews 42y 273d 71 (19-1-51 27.46%) ←

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.