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1956 Reserves

 

1956 Seconds scores


Played: 20 (incl finals)
Won: 13
Lost: 7
Drew: 0
Position: 4

Players. (Listed in Annual Report. Games in bracket)
J Ritchie (20), R Burns (20), R Bloodworth (17), R Brown (17), Peter Harratt (16), B Rule (16), L Amery (16), Graham Seymour (15), G Cox (15), M Davis (14), K McGown (14), W Carrick (12), J Jenkins (12), C Flanagan (12), C Savage (11), R Allsop (11), E Langridge (11), R McGaw (11), T Lorkin (11), P Rice (10, K Ward (10), W Hall (7), G Spring (7), N Naismith (7), G Fraser (7), H Rower (6), V Williams (5), G Andrews (5), J Claxton (5), R Dummett (5), C Saddington (4), T Hafey (4), W Medhurst (3), D Wall (3), D Williams (3), K Stanborough (3), B Preston (3), R Kerrigan (2), S Morcom (2), J Nix (2), A Hayes (2), K McDougall (2), F Munro (2), T Simpson (1), B Phillips (1), J McDonald (1), R Harris (1), L Symonds (1), B Lott (1), L Sharpe (1), A Cooke (1), R Poulter (1).

Goalkickers for season. https://www.tigerlandarchive.org/tiki-index.php?page=Reserves+Goalkicking

Rd
Date
W/L
Richmond Score
Opponent Score
Venue
Goalkickers
Team / Notes
1 L38 10.15 75 Melbourne 16.17 113 Goals: Harris 4, Carrick 2, Morcom 2, Seymour 1, Amery 1 Only three players from last year's premiership team lined up. Shortages due to hold-up of clearances, injuries and National Service duty made it necessary for veteran coach Dick Harris (44 years old) to line up Best: Ritchie, Saddington, Hall, Amery, Simpson, Davis
2 W9 15.17 107 Hawthorn 14.14 98 Goals: G. Cox 4, Morcom 3, Brown 2, Langridge 2, Rice 1, Jenkins 1, Allsopp 1, Spring 1 Cubs opened up a 20 point lead in the third quarter but Hawthorn fought back to lead in the last quarter before two late goals secured the win for Cubs. Best: Stan Morcom, Jack Ritchie, Les Amery, Graham Cox, Col Saddington, Ray Bloodworth, Ted Langridge (until injured), John Jenkins, Geoff Spring, Ken Ward.
3 L12 8.12 60 Collingwood 9.18 72 Goals: Brown 2, Langridge 2, Allsopp 1, Rowe 1, Harratt 1, Rice 1 Best: Ken Ward, Ken McGown, Vic Naismith, Les Amery, Ray Bloodworth, Jack Ritchie, Harratt, Ted Langridge, Geoff Spring, Havel Rowe
4 L1 17.17 119 Geelong 17.18 120 Goals: Nix 3, Brown 3, Burns 2, Allsopp 2, Cox 2, Rice 2, Spring 1, Seymour 1, Amery 1 Cubs led by 4 points going into time-on in the last quarter but couldn't hold on with only seventeen men. Best: John Nix, Geoff Spring, Ray Allsopp, Graham Cox, Les Amery, Bob Brown, Peter Harratt, Jack Ritchie, Vic Naismith,
5 W23 9.13 67 Essendon 7.2 44 Goals: Brown 2, Langridge 2, Carrick 2, Rowe 1, Andrews 1, Hayes 1 Prior to the commencement of the game the pennant won last season was unfurled by Mrs. Knapp, wife of the President Best: Ken Ward, Jack Ritchie, Ray Bloodworth, Martin Davis, Geoff Spring, Laurie Sharp, Havel Rowe, Ted Langridge, Ray Allsopp, McGaw (on debut), Vic Naismith
6 W53 12.16 88 Carlton 4.11 35 Goals: Brown 3, Allsopp 3, Claxton 2, Cox 1, Andrews 1, Burns 1, Fraser 1 Supremacy across the centre played a big part in the victory Best: John Nix, Gordon Andrews, Vic Naismith, Les Amery, Ray Allsopp, Brian Rule, Havel Rowe, Graham Fraser, Martin Davis, Bob Brown
7 W54 13.17 95 St. Kilda 6.5 41 Goals: Carrick 3, Claxton 3, Rule 2, Langridge 2, Naismith 1, Brown 1, Flanagan 1 Best: Martin Davis, Jack Ritchie, Ray McGaw, Graham Cox, Ted Langridge, Vic Naismith, Alan Cooke
8 L59 9.10 64 South Melbourne 19.9 123 Goals: Jenkins 2, Dummett 1, Brown 1, Claxton 1, McGaw 1, Carrick 1, Burns 1, Allsopp 1 South got their first win over Cubs in nearly 20 years, who were weakened by the absence of Ward, Naismith, Davis, Spring, Langridge Best: Ray Allsopp, Graham Cox, Jack Ritchie, Ray McGaw, Col Saddington, Graham Seymour
9 W19 13.3 81 Footscray 8.14 62 Goals: Dummett 10, Cox 1, Fraser 1, Burns 1 Best: Bob Dummett, Graham Cox, Ray McGaw, Jack Ritchie, Ken Ward, Peter Harratt, Brian Rule, Ray Burns, Graham Fraser, Johnny Claxton
10 16 June W35 12.13.85 Nth Melb 7.8.50 Punt Road Goals: Brown 5, V. Williams 2, Burns 1, McGaw 1, Lorkin 1, Bloodworth 1, Jenkins 1 Ward, Ritchie, Flanagan, Bloodworth, McGown, Harratt, McDonald, Amery, Rule, Lorcon, Claxton, Seymour, Andrews, Brown, Fraser, Jenkins, Burns, McGaw, (Emerg: V. Williams, McDougall, Savage, D. Williams) After being hopelessly outclassed in the first half, Cubs held North to 1.5, and scored 10.6 themselves in the second half. Best: Les Amery, John Jenkins, Ray McGaw, Graham Fraser, Bob Brown, Ray Burns, Jack RItchie, Ken Ward
11 W11 9.11 65 Fitzroy 7.12 54 Goals: Claxton 2. Jenkins 1, Allsopp 1, Cox 1, Carrick 1, Brown 1, Burns 1, Munro 1 Best: Jack Ritchie, Ken Ward, John Jenkins, Johnny Claxton, Ray Allsopp, Ray Burns
12 L19 9.12 66 Melbourne 12.13 85 Goals: Langridge 4, Allsopp 2, Rice 1, Carrick 1, Bloodworth 1 Although beaten, Cubs are still in fifth place, just out of the Four on percentage Best: John Jenkins, Ted Langridge, Ray Allsopp, John Ritchie, Frank Munro, Graham Fraser, Les Amery, Charlie Flanagan, Terry Lorkin
13 W1 10.12 72 Hawthorn 9.17 71 Goals: Cox 3, Langridge 2, Lorkin 1, Brown 1, Savage 1, Dummett 1, Burns 1 For most of the game the Hawks were supreme all over the field, but when the Cubs used some fair but well-applied vigor, Hawthorn folded somewhat Best: John Jenkins, Graham Cox, Ted Langridge, Ken McGown, Martin Davis
14 W40 13.11 89 Collingwood 7.7 49 Goals: Dummett 6, Amery 2, Cox 2, Burns 1, McGaw 1, Lorkin 1 This win lifted Cubs into third place Best: Brian Rule (his best game ever), Charlie Flanagan, Terry Lorkin, Ken McGown, Graham Cox, Jack Ritchie, Bob Dummett, Graham Seymour, Jack Hickey, Les Amery
15 W25 10.13 73 Geelong 6.12 48 Goals: Dummett 4, McGaw 2, Rule 1, Cox 1, Bloodworth 1, Stanborough 1 Richmond, Melbourne, Hawthorn and Collingwood now all level on points, for second place Best: John Jenkins, Col Savage, Brian Rule, Les Amery, Graham Seymour, Jack Ritchie, Charlie Flanagan, Ray Bloodworth, Ray McGaw, Ray Burns
16 W1 14.8 92 Essendon 12.19 91 Goals: Carrick 4, Langridge 3, McGaw 2, Rule 2, Spring 2, Bloodworth 1 Sheer courage won this game, as in the last term Essendon were definitely the better combination Best: Ken McGown, Charlie Flanagan, Ted Langridge, Ray McGaw, Brian Rule, Havel Rowe, John Ritchie, Geoff Spring, Martin Davis
17 W38 Richmond 13.11 89 Carlton 7.9 51 Goals: Langridge 3, Burns 3, Carrick 2, Naismith 1, Rowe 1, Brown 1, Preston 1, Amery 1 Best: Les Amery, Vic Naismith, Ray Burns, Ted Langridge, Charlie Flanagan, Billy Hall, Havel Rowe, Bob Brown
18 L26 4.10 34 St. Kilda 8.12 60 Goals: Cox 3, Burns 1 In a contest for a finals' berth, Saints needed a 7 goal win to dislodge the Cubs, and in their poorest display of the season the Cubs did just enough. Best: Jack Ritchie, Graham Cox, Ray Allsopp, Vic Naismith, Col Savage, Brian Rule, Les Amery, Bob Brown
SEMI FINAL W27 9.12 66 Hawthorn 5.9 39 Goals: Burns 3, Langridge 3, McGaw 2, Lorkin 1 The Cubs were never headed and now progress to the Preliminary Final Best: Ray Allsopp, Ted Langridge, Graham Cox, Ray Bloodworth, Charlie Flanagan, Col Savage, Les Amery, Brian Rule, Jack Ritchie, Ken Ward
Prelim Final L21 11.8 74 South Melbourne 13.17 95 Goals: Allsopp 3, Carrick 3, McGaw 2, Jenkins 2, Savage 1 Match ending injuries in the first quarter suffered by Wall and Hall hindered the Cubs and when Savage left the field in the final quarter, the task with only 17 men was too great. Despite this South's win was a good one and well earned Best: Ray Allsopp, Charlie Flanagan, Col Savage, Ray Bloodworth, Geoff Spring, John Ritchie, Graham Cox, Peter Harratt, Ray McGaw, Les Amery, Ted Langridge, John Jenkins

W
D
L
%
P
South Melbourne 1404125.556
Melbourne 1305130.452
Hawthorn 1206134.548
Richmond 1206111.748
St Kilda 1206109.048
Collingwood 1206106.048
Essendon909119.936
Footscray601288.124
Carlton 501379.020
Geelong501377.320
Fitzroy 501372.820
North Melbourne301572.512