1956 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
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 |