1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs 41 – 67 Melbourne

← · 1956 · Round 3 · 28/04/1956 2:15 · Western Oval · Crowd 33265 · →

Western Bulldogs 2.6.182.8.205.10.405.11.41
Melbourne 1.2.83.4.225.6.369.13.67
Qrt margin WB by 10ME by 2WB by 4ME by 26
Qrt scores WB 18-8ME 14-2WB 20-14ME 31-1
Field umpires Bill Barbour (85)

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (41) — Coach: Charlie Sutton

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
5 Peter Box
27 Alan Clough
23 Bob Collins
2 Jack Collins 2
18 Noel Dickson
22 Wally Donald
7 Roger Duffy 2
11 Arthur Edwards
24 Jim Gallagher
12 Alex Gardiner
34 Brian Gilmore
25 Herb Henderson
1 John Kerr
4 Ian Letcher
9 Don Ross
31 Lionel Ryan 1
17 Ron Stockman
35 Graham Thompson
30 Don Whitten
3 Ted Whitten
Totals 5
Opposition 9

Melbourne Match Statistics (67) — 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 1
30 John Beckwith
29 Tony Bull
19 Keith Carroll
7 Geoff Case
1 Denis Cordner
28 Terry Gleeson
18 Bob Johnson 2
14 Trevor Johnson
16 Clyde Laidlaw
34 Ralph Lane
17 Geoff McGivern
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen
24 Ian Ridley 2
12 Stuart Spencer 3
15 Athol Webb 1
25 Don Williams
Totals 9
Opposition 5

Western Bulldogs Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Western Bulldogs Games (W-D-L W%) Western Bulldogs Goals (Ave.)
5 Peter Box 24y 37d 77 (50-1-26 65.58%) 35 (0.45) ← ←
27 Alan Clough 23y 171d 13 (9-0-4 69.23%) 3 (0.23) ← ←
23 Bob Collins 21y 125d 16 (11-0-5 68.75%) 1 (0.06) ← ←
2 Jack Collins 26y 116d 105 (59-1-45 56.67%) 232 (2.21) ← ←
18 Noel Dickson 22y 123d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 2 (0.67) ← ←
22 Wally Donald 28y 337d 171 (89-2-80 52.63%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
7 Roger Duffy 24y 215d 72 (40-1-31 56.25%) 82 (1.14) ← ←
11 Arthur Edwards 21y 329d 59 (34-1-24 58.47%) 23 (0.39) ← ←
24 Jim Gallagher 25y 43d 81 (48-1-32 59.88%) ← ←
12 Alex Gardiner 21y 116d 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) 2 (0.12) ← ←
34 Brian Gilmore 22y 295d 64 (38-1-25 60.16%) 49 (0.77) ← ←
25 Herb Henderson 25y 228d 92 (58-1-33 63.59%) ← ←
1 John Kerr 21y 288d 50 (31-1-18 63.00%) 64 (1.28) ← ←
4 Ian Letcher 20y 282d 13 (11-0-2 84.62%) 1 (0.08) ← ←
9 Don Ross 22y 68d 77 (45-1-31 59.09%) 9 (0.12) ← ←
31 Lionel Ryan 20y 351d 21 (13-1-7 64.29%) 10 (0.48) ← ←
17 Ron Stockman 21y 253d 42 (28-1-13 67.86%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
35 Graham Thompson 19y 242d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
30 Don Whitten 20y 225d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
3 Ted Whitten 22y 276d 85 (49-1-35 58.24%) 43 (0.51) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 334d 1061 (626-14-421 59.66%) 558 (0.53)
C Charlie Sutton 32y 25d 95 (56-1-38 59.47%) ←

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 61d 42 (29-1-12 70.24%) 35 (0.83) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 23y 225d 85 (37-2-46 44.71%) 19 (0.22) ← ←
29 Tony Bull 25y 340d 25 (20-0-5 80.00%) 9 (0.36) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 25y 34d 22 (12-0-10 54.55%) ← ←
7 Geoff Case 20y 226d 43 (26-1-16 61.63%) 11 (0.26) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 31y 305d 135 (71-2-62 53.33%) 80 (0.59) ← ←
28 Terry Gleeson 22y 195d 18 (12-0-6 66.67%) 6 (0.33) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 20y 330d 32 (26-0-6 81.25%) 56 (1.75) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 21y 94d 16 (13-0-3 81.25%) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 22y 153d 29 (24-0-5 82.76%) 12 (0.41) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 26y 43d 57 (27-1-29 48.25%) 9 (0.16) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 25y 123d 95 (44-2-49 47.37%) 53 (0.56) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 26y 245d 71 (37-1-33 52.82%) 8 (0.11) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 29y 181d 159 (83-2-74 52.83%) 26 (0.16) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 25y 77d 55 (33-1-21 60.91%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 22y 13d 33 (24-0-9 72.73%) 32 (0.97) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 22y 73d 20 (16-0-4 80.00%) 36 (1.80) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 24y 85d 106 (56-1-49 53.30%) 111 (1.05) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 20y 228d 11 (9-0-2 81.82%) 19 (1.73) ← ←
25 Don Williams 20y 177d 60 (36-1-23 60.83%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 306d 1114 (635-15-464 57.68%) 522 (0.47)
C Norm Smith 41y 159d 136 (75-4-57 56.62%) 81 (45-2-34 56.79%)

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.