1956 VFL 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 8 of the 1956 VFL season.
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
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Allsopp, L. Amery, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, M. Davis, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, J. Nix, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, K. Ward
South Melbourne
R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, J. Elder, B. Evans, J. Ferguson, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, D. Matthews, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, B. Skilton, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan
Richmond (10.15.75) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.6.78).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (2), P. Morris (2), R. Wright (2), L. Amery, R. McDonald, J. Nix, H. Rowe
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (6), K. Hogan (2), R. Clegg, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, B. Skilton
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
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 | |||