Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 9-Jul-1955 2:15 PM·Western Oval·42,354 att.
Footscray
5.13 (43)
vs
Collingwood
5.7 (37)
Footscray won by 6

Footscray defeated Collingwood 43–37, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Collingwood outscored Footscray 26–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray0.2 (2)1.5 (11)3.8 (26)5.13 (43)5.13 (43)
Collingwood4.2 (26)5.2 (32)5.5 (35)5.7 (37)5.7 (37)

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———————————————
#18 Dave Bryden———————————————
#8 Alan Clough———————————————
#23 Bob Collins———————————————
#2 Jack Collins—————1—————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy———————————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#12 Alex Gardiner———————————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#1 John Kerr—————1—————————
#26 Jack Nuttall———————————————
#28 Doug Reynolds———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#16 Kevin Smith———————————————
#32 Harvey Stevens———————————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#6 Charlie Sutton———————————————
#35 Alan Trusler—————3—————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————

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
#14 Arthur Gooch———————————————
#8 Jack Hamilton———————————————
#12 Des Healey———————————————
#19 Jack Hickey———————————————
#23 William Jones—————1—————————
#9 Ron Kingston———————————————
#3 Peter Lucas———————————————
#17 Thorold Merrett———————————————
#18 Jack Parker———————————————
#1 Lou Richards———————————————
#20 Ron Richards———————————————
#22 Bob Rose—————2—————————
#29 Lerrel Sharp———————————————
#5 Ken Smale———————————————
#24 Frank Tuck———————————————
#10 Brian Turner———————————————
#26 Bill Twomey—————2—————————
#25 Michael Twomey———————————————
#31 Neville Waller———————————————
#27 Murray Weideman———————————————