1956 VFL Season Round 3: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1956 between Richmond and Collingwood during round three of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (17.12.114) defeated Collingwood (11.12.78).
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
Richmond
Captain: Des RoweVice-Captain: Roy Wright
Coach: Max Oppy
Collingwood
Captain: Neil MannVice-Captain: Jack Hamilton
Coach: Phonse Kyne
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 | |||