1956 VFL Season: Richmond
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 86.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Des Rowe
Vice-Captain:
Roy Wright
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsopp, Ray | #32 | 9 | 5 | R07-10, R13-17 |
| Amery, Les | #31 | 4 | 2 | R05, R07-09 |
| Andrews, Gordon | #36 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Bloodworth, Ray | #27 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Branton, Ron | #29 | 18 | 23 | R01-18 |
| Carrick, Bill | #5 | 5 | 5 | R02-04, R13-14 |
| Cations, Allan | #33 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Claxton, John | #34 | 12 | 16 | R01-05, R12-18 |
| Cooke, Allan | #7 | 15 | 1 | R01-04, R08-18 |
| Cox, Graham | #9 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Davie, Brian | #35 | 13 | 5 | R01-02, R05, R07-16 |
| Davis, Martin | #37 | 4 | 1 | R08-11 |
| Dummett, Bob | #17 | 12 | 32 | R01, R03-07, R10-12, R16-18 |
| Dunin, Frank | #23 | 16 | 0 | R02-13, R15-18 |
| Evely, Bill | #40 | 2 | 1 | R03, R07 |
| Flannagan, Charlie | #25 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R18 |
| Hafey, Tom | #18 | 14 | 0 | R01-11, R16-18 |
| Jenkins, John | #39 | 3 | 1 | R01, R06, R14 |
| Langridge, Ted | #28 | 3 | 3 | R06, R14, R18 |
| McDonald, Ron | #14 | 17 | 9 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| McGaw, Ray | #16 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| McGown, Ken | #12 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R17 |
| Morcom, Stan | #22 | 15 | 2 | R03-15, R17-18 |
| Morris, Peter | #38 | 13 | 17 | R01-13 |
| Munro, Frank | #36 | 6 | 0 | R13-18 |
| Naismith, Vic | #10 | 9 | 4 | R08-16 |
| Nix, John | #1 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R07-10 |
| Poulter, Ray | #24 | 16 | 31 | R01-07, R10-18 |
| Rowe, Des | #15 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Rowe, Havel | #3 | 12 | 1 | R01-02, R07-15, R18 |
| Ryan, Frank | #8 | 16 | 2 | R01-08, R10-12, R14-18 |
| Saddington, Col | #26 | 14 | 2 | R03-06, R09-18 |
| Sharp, Laurie | #6 | 17 | 5 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Simpson, Tom | #11 | 13 | 1 | R02-06, R09-12, R14-17 |
| Spring, Geoff | #19 | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 |
| Ward, Ken | #20 | 9 | 0 | R04, R08, R12-18 |
| Wright, Roy | #2 | 13 | 13 | R01-09, R15-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppy, Max | 18 | 6 | -0- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 33 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 36 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 32 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 39 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 20 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 04/06/1956 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 42 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 16/06/1956 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 10 | Max Oppy | Brian Davie |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 16 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 34 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 23 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 12 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 5 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 5 | Max Oppy | Des Rowe |