1956 Games · 1956 Player Statistics

Melbourne 79 – 45 Richmond

← · 1956 · Round 12 · 07/07/1956 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 26872 · →

Melbourne 1.6.124.9.338.12.6011.13.79
Richmond 2.0.123.1.195.1.317.3.45
Qrt margin LevelME by 14ME by 29ME by 34
Qrt scores Level 12-12ME 21-7ME 27-12ME 19-14
Field umpires Bob Nunn (19)

Melbourne Match Statistics (79) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
31 Ron Barassi 1
30 John Beckwith
19 Keith Carroll
1 Denis Cordner
9 Brian Dixon 1
18 Bob Johnson 2
14 Trevor Johnson
27 Dennis Jones 1
16 Clyde Laidlaw
34 Ralph Lane
3 Peter Marquis
17 Geoff McGivern
5 Ian McLean
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen 1
24 Ian Ridley 2
8 Jim Sandral
12 Stuart Spencer 1
15 Athol Webb 2
25 Don Williams
Totals 11
Opposition 7

Richmond Match Statistics (45) — Coach: Max Oppy

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
29 Ron Branton 2
33 Allan Cations
34 John Claxton 1
7 Allan Cooke
35 Brian Davie
17 Bob Dummett 1
23 Frank Dunin
14 Ron McDonald
16 Ray McGaw
22 Stan Morcom
38 Peter Morris
10 Vic Naismith 1
24 Ray Poulter 1
15 Des Rowe
3 Havel Rowe
8 Frank Ryan
26 Col Saddington 1
6 Laurie Sharp
11 Tom Simpson
20 Ken Ward
Totals 7
Opposition 11

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
31 Ron Barassi 20y 131d 50 (37-1-12 75.00%) 48 (0.96) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 23y 295d 94 (46-2-46 50.00%) 19 (0.20) ← ←
19 Keith Carroll 25y 104d 31 (21-0-10 67.74%) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 32y 9d 144 (80-2-62 56.25%) 82 (0.57) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 20y 48d 33 (29-0-4 87.88%) 12 (0.36) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 21y 34d 41 (35-0-6 85.37%) 76 (1.85) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 21y 164d 25 (22-0-3 88.00%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
27 Dennis Jones 19y 237d 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 22y 223d 38 (33-0-5 86.84%) 16 (0.42) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 26y 113d 66 (36-1-29 55.30%) 9 (0.14) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 24y 116d 62 (39-1-22 63.71%) 4 (0.06) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 25y 193d 100 (49-2-49 50.00%) 53 (0.53) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 26y 315d 77 (43-1-33 56.49%) 9 (0.12) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 25y 147d 63 (41-1-21 65.87%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 22y 83d 40 (31-0-9 77.50%) 35 (0.88) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 22y 143d 29 (25-0-4 86.21%) 56 (1.93) ← ←
8 Jim Sandral 23y 139d 8 (8-0-0 100.00%) 1 (0.13) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 24y 155d 114 (64-1-49 56.58%) 121 (1.06) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 20y 298d 20 (18-0-2 90.00%) 30 (1.50) ← ←
25 Don Williams 20y 247d 69 (45-1-23 65.94%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 159d 1106 (704-13-389 64.24%) 573 (0.52)
C Norm Smith 41y 229d 145 (84-4-57 59.31%) 90 (54-2-34 61.11%)

Richmond Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Richmond Games (W-D-L W%) Richmond Goals (Ave.)
29 Ron Branton 23y 27d 64 (25-1-38 39.84%) 98 (1.53) ← ←
33 Allan Cations 23y 271d 76 (30-0-46 39.47%) 8 (0.11) ← ←
34 John Claxton 21y 246d 9 (2-0-7 22.22%) 9 (1.00) ← ←
7 Allan Cooke 26y 89d 102 (47-1-54 46.57%) 53 (0.52) ← ←
35 Brian Davie 21y 311d 54 (19-1-34 36.11%) 32 (0.59) ← ←
17 Bob Dummett 20y 278d 24 (14-0-10 58.33%) 59 (2.46) ← ←
23 Frank Dunin 21y 8d 34 (14-1-19 42.65%) 19 (0.56) ← ←
14 Ron McDonald 22y 330d 27 (10-0-17 37.04%) 27 (1.00) ← ←
16 Ray McGaw 18y 278d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
22 Stan Morcom 20y 151d 27 (7-0-20 25.93%) 4 (0.15) ← ←
38 Peter Morris 22y 347d 18 (9-0-9 50.00%) 23 (1.28) ← ←
10 Vic Naismith 20y 67d 5 (2-0-3 40.00%) 2 (0.40) ← ←
24 Ray Poulter 27y 119d 164 (83-1-80 50.91%) 340 (2.07) ← ←
15 Des Rowe 30y 231d 154 (67-1-86 43.83%) 23 (0.15) ← ←
3 Havel Rowe 28y 60d 113 (54-2-57 48.67%) 43 (0.38) ← ←
8 Frank Ryan 24y 67d 52 (19-1-32 37.50%) 2 (0.04) ← ←
26 Col Saddington 19y 11d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) 1 (0.13) ← ←
6 Laurie Sharp 20y 317d 25 (10-0-15 40.00%) 10 (0.40) ← ←
11 Tom Simpson 23y 92d 9 (3-0-6 33.33%) 1 (0.11) ← ←
20 Ken Ward 20y 281d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 326d 970 (419-9-542 43.66%) 754 (0.78)
C Max Oppy 31y 267d 12 (3-0-9 25.00%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.