1956 VFL Season Round 8: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1956 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round eight of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Richmond (10.15.75) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.6.78).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 4 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
10.15.75 - 12.6.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 14 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Richmond
Captain: Des RoweVice-Captain: Roy Wright
Coach: Max Oppy
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Amery, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Davis, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Elder, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Evans, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Matthews, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | |||