Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 16-Apr-1955 2:15 PM·Victoria Park·33,398 att.
Collingwood
6.12 (48)
vs
Footscray
15.14 (104)
Footscray won by 56

Footscray defeated Collingwood 104–48, by 56 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored Collingwood 33–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood2.5 (17)3.7 (25)3.8 (26)6.12 (48)6.12 (48)
Footscray2.0 (12)7.3 (45)10.9 (69)15.14 (104)15.14 (104)

Collingwood — 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
#11 Keith Bromage———————————————
#35 John Elder———————————————
#8 Jack Hamilton———————————————
#12 Des Healey———————————————
#19 Jack Hickey———————————————
#23 William Jones———————————————
#9 Ron Kingston———————————————
#16 Dave Little—————1—————————
#3 Peter Lucas———————————————
#2 Neil Mann———————————————
#17 Thorold Merrett—————2—————————
#1 Lou Richards—————1—————————
#29 Lerrel Sharp———————————————
#5 Ken Smale—————1—————————
#36 Harry Sullivan———————————————
#10 Brian Turner———————————————
#26 Bill Twomey———————————————
#25 Michael Twomey———————————————
#27 Murray Weideman—————1—————————
#15 Kevin Wylie———————————————

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—————2—————————
#18 Dave Bryden———————————————
#2 Jack Collins—————8—————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy———————————————
#11 Arthur Edwards—————1—————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore—————1—————————
#10 Roy Harper———————————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#1 John Kerr—————2—————————
#33 Ron McCarthy———————————————
#26 Jack Nuttall———————————————
#28 Doug Reynolds———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#31 Lionel Ryan—————1—————————
#32 Harvey Stevens———————————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#6 Charlie Sutton———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————