Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 26-May-1956 2:15 PM·Western Oval·33,089 att.
Footscray
7.13 (55)
vs
Carlton
8.8 (56)
Carlton won by 1

Carlton defeated Footscray 56–55, by 1 point after a nailbiter.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.1 (19)5.4 (34)6.9 (45)7.13 (55)7.13 (55)
Carlton2.1 (13)5.3 (33)7.5 (47)8.8 (56)8.8 (56)

Footscray — 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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box———————————————
#37 Ray Broadway———————————————
#2 Jack Collins———————————————
#8 Max Cross—————3—————————
#18 Noel Dickson—————1—————————
#7 Roger Duffy———————————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore—————1—————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#1 John Kerr———————————————
#33 Ron McCarthy———————————————
#21 Ron Porta———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#31 Lionel Ryan———————————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#10 John Westacott———————————————
#38 Kevin White———————————————
#30 Don Whitten———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten—————2—————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#17 Doug Beasy———————————————
#20 Leon Berner———————————————
#23 John Chick———————————————
#16 Kevin Clarke———————————————
#15 Bruce Comben———————————————
#34 Bob Crowe—————1—————————
#13 Graham Donaldson—————2—————————
#14 Vin English———————————————
#25 George Ferry———————————————
#24 Vic Garra———————————————
#28 Graham Gilchrist—————1—————————
#27 Colin Holt———————————————
#10 John James———————————————
#11 Laurie Kerr—————1—————————
#9 Jack Mills—————1—————————
#2 Bill Milroy———————————————
#36 Frank Munro———————————————
#33 Ross Ousley———————————————
#30 Jack Sullivan—————2—————————
#19 Denis Zeunert———————————————