1956 VFL Round 18: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1956 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts with Roy Wright as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Max Oppy and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Wright (vice-capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, F. Munro, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, K. Ward
St Kilda
B. Annand, I. Baumgartner, A. Callow, A. Dale, H. Davies, P. Dodd, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McDonald, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, K. Mulhall, B. Murray, N. Roberts, M. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Young
Richmond (16.9.105) were defeated by St Kilda (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), R. McDonald (3), R. Wright (3), T. Langridge (2), R. Branton, J. Claxton, R. Poulter, C. Saddington
St Kilda: K. Mulhall (4), B. Young (4), Bill Gleeson (2), B. Muir (2), Brian Gleeson, A. Jeans, J. McDonald, B. Murray
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 5 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Max Oppy
(Richmond),
Alan Killigrew
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stephenson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | |||