1956 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1956 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Branton, B. Carrick, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Davie, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, K. McGown, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, T. Simpson
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Kann, D. Gent, M. Young
Half-back:
R. Simmonds, N. Voigt, M. Considine
Centre:
F. Considine, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, C. Thompson, J. Cooper
Forward:
R. Yeoman, J. Peck, A. Woodley
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), L. Kaine, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
N. Maginness, I. Pearson
Richmond (12.13.85) were defeated by Hawthorn (16.10.106).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (3), B. Carrick (2), J. Claxton (2), P. Morris (2), R. Wright (2), R. Branton
Hawthorn: G. Arthur (4), L. Kaine (3), A. Woodley (3), K. Coghlan (2), J. Cooper, J. Peck, L. Wilkinson, R. Yeoman
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Margin | RICH by 15 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 25 | HWTH by 21 | HWTH by 21 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Carrick, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Considine, Frank | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Considine, Maurie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, John | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | RR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Pearson, Ian | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Yeoman, Ray | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 22 | B. Kann | 26 | D. Gent | 8 | M. Young |
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| 27 | R. Simmonds | 17 | N. Voigt | 28 | M. Considine |
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| 7 | F. Considine | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 35 | N. Maginness | |||||||||||
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| 2 | G. Arthur | 20 | C. Thompson | 5 | J. Cooper | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 21 | R. Yeoman | 23 | J. Peck | 24 | A. Woodley |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||