1956 VFL Round 14: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1956 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 14 of the 1956 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
Collingwood
I. Brewer, M. Davidson, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, K. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, B. Carrick, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, S. Morcom, F. Munro, V. Naismith, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Collingwood (14.16.100) defeated Richmond (8.5.53).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Twomey (6), I. Brewer (3), M. Davidson, R. Gabelich, F. Tuck, K. Turner, M. Twomey
Richmond: R. Allsopp (3), B. Carrick, J. Claxton, T. Langridge, V. Naismith, R. Poulter
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
21,422
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Richmond
Score:
14.16.100 - 8.5.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | COLL by 16 | COLL by 48 | COLL by 54 | COLL by 47 | COLL by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Collingwood),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Carrick, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 5 | |||