1956 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1956 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1956 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Davie, B. Dummett, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, R. McDonald, K. McGown, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, G. Spring
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, G. McGivern, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Richmond (8.7.55) were defeated by Melbourne (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Morris (2), R. Poulter (2), R. Wright (2), J. Claxton, R. McDonald
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), S. Spencer (3), R. Barassi (2), L. Mithen (2), R. Lane, I. Ridley
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||