Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 9-Jun-1956 2:15 PM·Princes Park·33,254 att.
Carlton
11.13 (79)
vs
Geelong
12.8 (80)
Geelong won by 1

Geelong defeated Carlton 80–79, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored Carlton 32–20.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton2.2 (14)5.4 (34)9.9 (63)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)
Geelong2.3 (15)7.5 (47)10.6 (66)12.8 (80)12.8 (80)

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———————————————
#23 John Chick———————————————
#16 Kevin Clarke—————1—————————
#15 Bruce Comben———————————————
#34 Bob Crowe—————1—————————
#13 Graham Donaldson—————1—————————
#14 Vin English———————————————
#25 George Ferry———————————————
#24 Vic Garra—————2—————————
#28 Graham Gilchrist—————1—————————
#5 Kevan Hamilton—————1—————————
#1 Ken Hands———————————————
#10 John James———————————————
#11 Laurie Kerr—————2—————————
#9 Jack Mills—————2—————————
#2 Bill Milroy———————————————
#12 Don Nicholls———————————————
#30 Jack Sullivan———————————————
#3 Peter Webster———————————————
#19 Denis Zeunert———————————————

Geelong — 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
#7 Bruce Bartle———————————————
#14 Les Borrack—————1—————————
#32 Clive Brown———————————————
#29 Roger Bullen———————————————
#4 Bob Davis———————————————
#18 Bruce Ferrari—————2—————————
#23 Bob Gazzard———————————————
#25 John Goldsmith———————————————
#12 Ron Hovey———————————————
#35 George McGrath———————————————
#20 John OConnell———————————————
#17 John ONeill—————2—————————
#6 Peter Pianto———————————————
#27 Noel Rayson—————2—————————
#8 Russell Renfrey———————————————
#26 Norm Sharp—————2—————————
#11 Bernie Smith———————————————
#28 Neil Trezise—————3—————————
#21 Geoff Williams———————————————
#37 Bob Wiltshire———————————————