1956 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1956 between Richmond and Geelong during round 15 of the 1956 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Davie, F. Dunin, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, F. Munro, V. Naismith, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, R. Hovey, J. O'Connell, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, B. Ryan, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Richmond (9.11.65) were defeated by Geelong (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (2), R. Poulter (2), R. Allsopp, J. Claxton, V. Naismith, F. Ryan, R. Wright
Geelong: J. O'Connell (4), P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), R. Bullen, B. Ferrari, B. Ryan
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ryan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||