Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 5-May-1956 2:15 PM·Victoria Park·29,818 att.
Collingwood
12.15 (87)
vs
Footscray
11.7 (73)
Collingwood won by 14

Collingwood defeated Footscray 87–73, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Collingwood outscored Footscray 21–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood3.1 (19)10.6 (66)10.6 (66)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)
Footscray3.2 (20)9.3 (57)10.7 (67)11.7 (73)11.7 (73)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Keith Bromage—————2—————————
#6 Brian Dorman———————————————
#4 Brian Gray—————1—————————
#7 Bob Greve———————————————
#8 Jack Hamilton———————————————
#18 Ken Hedt———————————————
#23 William Jones———————————————
#9 Ron Kingston———————————————
#1 Neil Mann———————————————
#17 Thorold Merrett—————3—————————
#20 Ron Richards—————1—————————
#22 Bill Serong—————2—————————
#29 Lerrel Sharp———————————————
#5 Ken Smale———————————————
#10 Brian Turner———————————————
#2 Bill Twomey—————2—————————
#25 Michael Twomey———————————————
#31 Neville Waller———————————————
#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—————1—————————
#19 Brian Buckley———————————————
#27 Alan Clough———————————————
#2 Jack Collins—————5—————————
#18 Noel Dickson—————1—————————
#29 Ron Dixon———————————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy—————2—————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore—————1—————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#1 John Kerr—————1—————————
#4 Ian Letcher———————————————
#21 Ron Porta———————————————
#33 Don Rawson———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#31 Lionel Ryan———————————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————