Reference_ 1956 VFL 2nds Grand Final

Matches

Introduction

Season and Lead-up

Teams

Teams Source: VFL 2nds Annual Report 1956

Melbourne

Backs	Graeme Pinfold	Robert Hayes	Dennis Jones (vc)
HB	Ian Thorogood	John Lord b1937	Case
C:	Ian Dunkerley	Graham Kerr	Peter Brenchley
HF	Tom Lay	Peter Cook	Brian Collopy (c)
f:	Terry Mountain	Ben Crameri	Geoff Longney
Foll:	Colin Wilson	Dick Atkinson
Rov:	Peter Tossol

Collopy played in the Olympic Games Match
Peter Tossol is NOT the senior plaer according to demonwiki

South Melbourne

Backs	Neil Melesso	Trevor Grant	Gerald Tagliabue
HB	Hugh McLaughlin b1935	Daryl Nelson	Des Barry
C:	Ken McCormack	Don Condon (c)	Marshall Younger
HF	Clarrie Lane	Max Oaten	Lewis Leslie
f:	Neil McNeill	John Woolley	Brian McGowan
Foll:	John Ferguson b1931	Jack Hudson
Rov:	Frank Primmer

Links for Player Pages

Reference_ 1956 VFL 2nds Grand Final - Winning Team (Melbourne)
Reference_ 1956 VFL 2nds Grand Final - Defeated Team (South Melbourne)

The Game

Date: 15-Sep-1956
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, East Melbourne
Attendance: Unknown
Umpire:R Nunn

Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Melbourne	4.6 (30)	9.8 (62)	11.12 (78)	16.14(110)
South Melbourne	2.2 (14)	8.4 (52)	8.11 (59)	10.12 (72)

Melbourne win by 38 points

Goalkickers:
Melbourne:Ben Crameri 8, Terry Mountain 3, Tony Bull 2, Peter Brenchley 1, G.Longney 1, Dick Atkinson 1, Brian Collopy 1
South Melbourne: McNeil 3, Hudson 2, Woolley, E Lane, Condon, McGowan, Oatan

Best (Age)
Melbourne:Crameri, Lord, Kerr, Cook, Jones, Callopy
South Melbourne: McCormack, Ferguson, McNeil, Hudson, E.Lane, Oaten

Match Previews

Match Reviews

Photos

The Aftermath

The Age 17-Sep-1956 p14

External Links

http://demonwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=1956