1956 VFL 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 10 of the 1956 VFL season. 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
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, B. Burt, K. Dean, N. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, R. Files, P. Hamilton, F. Macquire, A. Mantello, C. Marendaz, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, M. Ritchie, L. Templar

Richmond
B. Davie (capt.), A. Cooke (vice-capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, M. Davis, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson

North Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by Richmond (12.11.83).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Files (4), A. Aylett (3), J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. O'Halloran
Richmond: R. Poulter (6), B. Dummett (3), P. Morris (2), V. Naismith

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: Charlie Gaudion (North Melbourne), Max Oppy (Richmond)
Captains: Bob Brooker (North Melbourne), Brian Davie (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Allan Cooke (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s