1956 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Carlton and Richmond during round 17 of the 1956 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Max Oppy.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, B. Buckley, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, V. English, G. Ferry, K. Hamilton, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, D. Nicholls, R. Ousley, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, K. McGown, S. Morcom, F. Munro, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Carlton (7.24.66) were defeated by Richmond (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. James (3), K. Clarke, D. Nicholls, J. Sullivan, P. Webster
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), J. Claxton (2), R. Poulter (2), R. Branton, L. Sharp
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Carlton
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
22,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 14 | 3 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 24 | 7 | . | 24 | (66) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hamilton, Kevan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Ousley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 24 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||