1956 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1956 between Essendon and Richmond during round 5 of the 1956 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, R. Lalor, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Suter, G. Willey
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), L. Amery, R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, G. Cox, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, T. Simpson
Essendon (6.22.58) defeated Richmond (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), R. Burgess, H. Mitchell, G. Sewell
Richmond: B. Dummett (2), S. Morcom (2), R. Branton, J. Claxton, P. Morris
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 22 | 6 | . | 22 | (58) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lalor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 22 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Amery, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||