Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 14-Apr-1956 2:15 PM·Punt Rd·25,000 att.
Richmond
8.7 (55)
vs
Melbourne
12.16 (88)
Melbourne won by 33

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond2.1 (13)4.4 (28)5.4 (34)8.7 (55)8.7 (55)
Melbourne4.6 (30)6.8 (44)10.14 (74)12.16 (88)12.16 (88)

Richmond — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Ron Branton
#33 Allan Cations
#34 John Claxton1
#7 Allan Cooke
#35 Brian Davie
#17 Bob Dummett
#25 Charlie Flannagan
#18 Tom Hafey
#39 John Jenkins
#14 Ron McDonald1
#12 Ken McGown
#38 Peter Morris2
#1 John Nix
#24 Ray Poulter2
#15 Des Rowe
#3 Havel Rowe
#8 Frank Ryan
#6 Laurie Sharp
#19 Geoff Spring
#2 Roy Wright2

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ron Barassi2
#30 John Beckwith
#19 Keith Carroll
#7 Geoff Case
#1 Denis Cordner
#9 Brian Dixon
#28 Terry Gleeson
#18 Bob Johnson3
#14 Trevor Johnson
#16 Clyde Laidlaw
#34 Ralph Lane1
#17 Geoff McGivern
#5 Ian McLean
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#11 Laurie Mithen2
#24 Ian Ridley1
#12 Stuart Spencer3
#15 Athol Webb
#25 Don Williams