1956 VFL Season: Richmond

Season Team Details

Season: 1956 VFL Season
Team: Richmond
Home Ground: Punt Road Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 86.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 37
Brownlow Leader(s): Des Rowe (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bob Dummett (32)
Jack Dyer Medal Recipient(s): Laurie Sharp

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Des Rowe

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Allsopp, Ray #32 9 R07-R10, R13-R17 5
Amery, Les #31 4 R05, R07-R09 2
Andrews, Gordon #36 1 R07 0
Bloodworth, Ray #27 1 R06 0
Branton, Ron #29 18 R01-R18 23
Carrick, Bill #5 5 R02-R04, R13-R14 5
Cations, Allan #33 18 R01-R18 0
Claxton, John #34 12 R01-R05, R12-R18 16
Cooke, Allan #7 15 R01-R04, R08-R18 1
Cox, Graham #9 1 R05 0
Davie, Brian #35 13 R01-R02, R05, R07-R16 5
Davis, Martin #37 4 R08-R11 1
Dummett, Bob #17 12 R01, R03-R07, R10-R12, R16-R18 32
Dunin, Frank #23 16 R02-R13, R15-R18 0
Evely, Bill #40 2 R03, R07 1
Flannagan, Charlie #25 7 R01-R06, R18 0
Hafey, Tom #18 14 R01-R11, R16-R18 0
Jenkins, John #39 3 R01, R06, R14 1
Langridge, Ted #28 3 R06, R14, R18 3
McDonald, Ron #14 17 R01-R13, R15-R18 9
McGaw, Ray #16 3 R11-R13 0
McGown, Ken #12 3 R01-R02, R17 0
Morcom, Stan #22 15 R03-R15, R17-R18 2
Morris, Peter #38 13 R01-R13 17
Munro, Frank #36 6 R13-R18 0
Naismith, Vic #10 9 R08-R16 4
Nix, John #1 7 R01-R02, R05, R07-R10 1
Poulter, Ray #24 16 R01-R07, R10-R18 31
Rowe, Des #15 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 0
Rowe, Havel #3 12 R01-R02, R07-R15, R18 1
Ryan, Frank #8 16 R01-R08, R10-R12, R14-R18 2
Saddington, Col #26 14 R03-R06, R09-R18 2
Sharp, Laurie #6 17 R01-R04, R06-R18 5
Simpson, Tom #11 13 R02-R06, R09-R12, R14-R17 1
Spring, Geoff #19 2 R01, R06 0
Ward, Ken #20 9 R04, R08, R12-R18 0
Wright, Roy #2 13 R01-R09, R15-R18 13

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Oppy, Max 18 6 -0- 12 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
14/04/1956 Round 1 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 33 Max Oppy Des Rowe
21/04/1956 Round 2 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 21 Max Oppy Des Rowe
28/04/1956 Round 3 Collingwood HOME WIN RIC by 36 Max Oppy Des Rowe
05/05/1956 Round 4 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 32 Max Oppy Des Rowe
12/05/1956 Round 5 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 6 Max Oppy Des Rowe
19/05/1956 Round 6 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 39 Max Oppy Des Rowe
26/05/1956 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 20 Max Oppy Des Rowe
04/06/1956 Round 8 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 3 Max Oppy Des Rowe
09/06/1956 Round 9 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 42 Max Oppy Des Rowe
16/06/1956 Round 10 North Melbourne AWAY WIN RIC by 10 Max Oppy Brian Davie
30/06/1956 Round 11 Fitzroy HOME WIN RIC by 16 Max Oppy Des Rowe
07/07/1956 Round 12 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 34 Max Oppy Des Rowe
14/07/1956 Round 13 Hawthorn AWAY WIN RIC by 23 Max Oppy Des Rowe
21/07/1956 Round 14 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 47 Max Oppy Des Rowe
28/07/1956 Round 15 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 14 Max Oppy Des Rowe
04/08/1956 Round 16 Essendon HOME WIN RIC by 12 Max Oppy Des Rowe
11/08/1956 Round 17 Carlton AWAY WIN RIC by 5 Max Oppy Des Rowe
18/08/1956 Round 18 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 5 Max Oppy Des Rowe