1956 VFLS Season: Richmond Seconds
These are the details of the premiership results for the Richmond Seconds for the 1956 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Hawthorn Seconds in the first semi final, the Richmond Seconds were defeated by the South Melbourne Seconds in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFLS Season
Team:
Richmond Seconds
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 111.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by South Melbourne (S) (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, Dick | 20 | 13 | -0- | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Melbourne (S) | AWAY | LOSS | MLBS by 38 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | Hawthorn (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 9 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Collingwood (S) | AWAY | LOSS | COLS by 13 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Geelong (S) | HOME | LOSS | GEES by 1 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Essendon (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 25 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Carlton (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 53 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | St Kilda (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 54 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 8 | South Melbourne (S) | AWAY | LOSS | SMLS by 59 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Footscray (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 18 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 16/06/1956 | Round 10 | North Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 35 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | Fitzroy (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 11 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Melbourne (S) | HOME | LOSS | MLBS by 19 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | Hawthorn (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 1 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Collingwood (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 40 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Geelong (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 20 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | Essendon (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 1 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Carlton (S) | HOME | WIN | RICS by 38 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | St Kilda (S) | AWAY | LOSS | STKS by 26 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 25/08/1956 | Semi Final | Hawthorn (S) | AWAY | WIN | RICS by 27 | Dick Harris | unknown |
| 08/09/1956 | Preliminary Final | South Melbourne (S) | AWAY | LOSS | SMLS by 21 | Dick Harris | unknown |