1956 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Richmond and Carlton during round 6 of the 1956 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Bloodworth, R. Branton, A. Cations, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, G. Spring
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, F. Munro, D. Nicholls, R. Ousley, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Richmond (9.14.68) were defeated by Carlton (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Morris (3), L. Sharp (2), R. Wright (2), B. Dummett, J. Jenkins
Carlton: B. Crowe (6), L. Kerr (3), D. Beasy (2), J. Mills (2), G. Donaldson, D. Nicholls
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 18 | CARL by 39 | CARL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bloodworth, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Ousley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||