1956 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1956 between Geelong and Richmond during round 4 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Goldsmith, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Umbers, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Branton, B. Carrick, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Geelong (15.13.103) defeated Richmond (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (4), B. Ferrari (2), P. Pianto (2), L. Borrack, B. Davis, J. O'Connell, R. Renfrey, N. Trezise, G. Umbers, B. Wiltshire
Richmond: R. Branton (3), B. Dummett (3), B. Carrick, J. Claxton, R. McDonald, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,840
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Goldsmith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Umbers, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Carrick, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||