1956 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1956 between Richmond and Essendon during round 16 of the 1956 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, F. Munro, V. Naismith, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, J. Towner, G. Willey
Richmond (13.13.91) defeated Essendon (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), J. Claxton (3), R. Branton (2), R. Allsopp, A. Cooke, R. Poulter, F. Ryan
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), S. Booth (3), G. Willey (2), J. Gamble, J. Gill
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 12 | RICH by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 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) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||