1956 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1956 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 12 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Ken Melville captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
Melbourne
K. Melville (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, R. McDonald, R. McGaw, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Richmond (7.3.45).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), A. Webb (2), R. Barassi, B. Dixon, D. Jones, L. Mithen, S. Spencer
Richmond: R. Branton (2), J. Claxton, B. Dummett, V. Naismith, R. Poulter, C. Saddington
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,872
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | (45) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 14 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ken Melville
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McGaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 3 | |||