1956 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1956 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1956 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
Neil Mann captained the visitors with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Branton, B. Carrick, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, B. Evely, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, T. Merrett, D. O'Bree, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
Richmond (17.12.114) defeated Collingwood (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (6), R. Branton (4), P. Morris (2), R. Poulter (2), B. Carrick, J. Claxton, L. Sharp
Collingwood: K. Smale (4), K. Wylie (2), B. Gray, B. Jones, N. Mann, D. O'Bree, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
17.12.114 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | RICH by 2 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 36 | RICH by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Carrick, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Evely, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Bree, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||