1956 VFL Round 7: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1956 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 7 of the 1956 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, P. Clancy, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, B. Gleeson, A. Jeans, G. Jones, B. McCarthy, B. Molony, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, J. Mulrooney, B. Murray, N. Roberts, N. Thompson, B. Walsh, B. Young
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Allsopp, L. Amery, G. Andrews, R. Branton, A. Cations, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, B. Evely, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp
St Kilda (9.10.64) defeated Richmond (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Annand (3), B. Young (3), P. Clancy (2), P. Dodd
Richmond: B. Davie (3), B. Dummett, B. Evely, L. Sharp
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,800
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | STKL by 7 | STKL by 28 | STKL by 21 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Clancy, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jones, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mulrooney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Amery, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Andrews, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Evely, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||