Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 14-Apr-1956 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·30,000 att.
Essendon
9.13 (67)
vs
Carlton
5.9 (39)
Essendon won by 28

Essendon defeated Carlton 67–39, by 28 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Carlton 21–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.3 (9)4.6 (30)7.9 (51)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)
Carlton1.1 (7)4.1 (25)4.7 (31)5.9 (39)5.9 (39)

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth2
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke2
#16 Alan Dale
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#3 John Gill1
#23 Jack Harrington1
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison
#30 Geoff Leek
#4 Fred Lynch
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell3
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#15 Bob Taylor
#16 Graham Willey

Carlton — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#17 Doug Beasy
#36 Kevin Bergin
#4 Bob Bosustow
#23 John Chick
#16 Kevin Clarke
#15 Bruce Comben
#34 Bob Crowe1
#13 Graham Donaldson
#14 Vin English
#24 Vic Garra
#28 Graham Gilchrist1
#1 Ken Hands
#10 John James
#11 Laurie Kerr1
#9 Jack Mills1
#36 Frank Munro1
#21 Ron Robertson
#6 Keith Robinson
#3 Peter Webster
#19 Denis Zeunert