1956 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1956 between Footscray and Richmond during round 9 of the 1956 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Wally Donald captained the hosts with Jack Collins as vice-captain.
Des Rowe captained the visitors with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), J. Collins (vice-capt.), P. Box, B. Collins, M. Cross, N. Dickson, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, R. Stockman, J. Westacott, K. White, T. Whitten
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, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson
Footscray (12.14.86) defeated Richmond (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Kerr (3), T. Whitten (3), J. Collins (2), M. Cross (2), R. Duffy, D. Ross
Richmond: B. Davie (2), L. Amery, R. Branton, M. Davis, T. Simpson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,443
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Collins
(Footscray),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Amery, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Davis, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||