1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Melbourne 82 – 59 Sydney

← · 1956 · Round 10 · 23/06/1956 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 36361 · →

Melbourne 5.1.318.4.5211.7.7312.10.82
Sydney 2.1.133.7.256.10.468.11.59
Qrt margin ME by 18ME by 27ME by 27ME by 23
Qrt scores ME 31-13ME 21-12Level 21-21SY 13-9
Field umpires Bill Barbour (92)

Melbourne Match Statistics (82) — 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
6 Frank Adams 3
30 John Beckwith
29 Tony Bull 1
19 Keith Carroll
1 Denis Cordner 2
9 Brian Dixon
28 Terry Gleeson
18 Bob Johnson 2
14 Trevor Johnson
16 Clyde Laidlaw
34 Ralph Lane
3 Peter Marquis 1
17 Geoff McGivern
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
24 Ian Ridley 2
8 Jim Sandral
15 Athol Webb 1
25 Don Williams
Totals 12
Opposition 8

Sydney Match Statistics (59) — 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
40 Stan Biggs
23 Ron Clegg 1
11 Jim Dorgan
39 John Elder
16 Barry Evans
28 Ian Gillett
21 Trevor Grant
22 Kevin Hogan
1 Don Keyter
27 Eddie Lane
35 John Ledwidge
17 Don Matthews 1
19 Max Oaten 3
10 Bob Pratt 2
33 Frank Primmer
7 Mick Sibun
14 Bob Skilton 1
37 Gerald Tagliabue
20 Jim Taylor
20 John Trethowan
Totals 8
Opposition 12

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
6 Frank Adams 21y 11d 39 (26-0-13 66.67%) 37 (0.95) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 23y 281d 92 (44-2-46 48.91%) 19 (0.21) ← ←
29 Tony Bull 26y 30d 30 (25-0-5 83.33%) 10 (0.33) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 25y 90d 29 (19-0-10 65.52%) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 31y 361d 142 (78-2-62 55.63%) 82 (0.58) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 20y 34d 32 (28-0-4 87.50%) 11 (0.34) ← ←
28 Terry Gleeson 22y 251d 20 (14-0-6 70.00%) 6 (0.30) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 21y 20d 39 (33-0-6 84.62%) 73 (1.87) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 21y 150d 23 (20-0-3 86.96%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 22y 209d 36 (31-0-5 86.11%) 13 (0.36) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 26y 99d 64 (34-1-29 53.91%) 9 (0.14) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 24y 102d 60 (37-1-22 62.50%) 4 (0.07) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 25y 179d 99 (48-2-49 49.49%) 53 (0.54) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 26y 301d 75 (41-1-33 55.33%) 9 (0.12) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 29y 237d 166 (90-2-74 54.82%) 26 (0.16) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 25y 133d 61 (39-1-21 64.75%) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 22y 129d 27 (23-0-4 85.19%) 51 (1.89) ← ←
8 Jim Sandral 23y 125d 6 (6-0-0 100.00%) 1 (0.17) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 20y 284d 18 (16-0-2 88.89%) 26 (1.44) ← ←
25 Don Williams 20y 233d 67 (43-1-23 64.93%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 17d 1125 (695-13-417 62.36%) 431 (0.38)
C Norm Smith 41y 215d 143 (82-4-57 58.74%) 88 (52-2-34 60.23%)

Sydney Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Sydney Games (W-D-L W%) Sydney Goals (Ave.)
40 Stan Biggs 21y 104d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ← final game
23 Ron Clegg 28y 219d 161 (72-2-87 45.34%) 118 (0.73) ← ←
11 Jim Dorgan 25y 210d 66 (25-1-40 38.64%) ← ←
39 John Elder 23y 351d 10 (4-0-6 40.00%) 8 (3-0-5 37.50%)
16 Barry Evans 20y 138d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 1 (0.33) ← ← final game
28 Ian Gillett 27y 277d 95 (40-2-53 43.16%) 108 (1.14) ← ←
21 Trevor Grant 21y 323d 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) ← ←
22 Kevin Hogan 21y 261d 30 (8-0-22 26.67%) 18 (0.60) ← ←
1 Don Keyter 24y 284d 53 (17-0-36 32.08%) 45 (0.85) ← ←
27 Eddie Lane 26y 364d 93 (40-2-51 44.09%) 126 (1.35) ← ←
35 John Ledwidge 21y 269d 25 (7-0-18 28.00%) 8 (0.32) ← ←
17 Don Matthews 19y 274d 9 (3-0-6 33.33%) 3 (0.33) ← ←
19 Max Oaten 21y 149d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 4 (2.00) ← ←
10 Bob Pratt 20y 91d 21 (7-0-14 33.33%) 29 (1.38) ← ←
33 Frank Primmer 23y 159d 19 (5-0-14 26.32%) 5 (0.26) ← ←
7 Mick Sibun 27y 72d 104 (42-2-60 41.35%) 83 (0.80) ← ←
14 Bob Skilton 17y 228d 6 (3-0-3 50.00%) 13 (2.17) ← ←
37 Gerald Tagliabue 20y 282d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
20 Jim Taylor 24y 169d 88 (37-2-49 43.18%) 26 (0.30) ← ←
20 John Trethowan 19y 239d 17 (6-0-11 35.29%) 1 (0.06) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 351d 811 (322-11-478 40.38%) 588 (0.73)
C Herbie Matthews 42y 224d 64 (17-0-47 26.56%) ←

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.