1956 VFL Season Round 10: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1956 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round ten of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval.
Bob Brooker captained the hosts.
In the absence of Des Rowe, Brian Davie captained the visitors with, in the absence of Roy Wright, Allan Cooke as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
North Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by Richmond (12.11.83).
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
10.13.73 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | NMLB by 4 | NMLB by 33 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Bob BrookerCoach: Charlie Gaudion
Richmond
Captain: Brian Davie (acting)Vice-Captain: Allan Cooke (acting)
Coach: Max Oppy
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Burt, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Files, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Macquire, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Marendaz, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Reddick, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Davis, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||