Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 8-Sep-1956 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·94,104 att.
Collingwood
15.6 (96)
vs
Footscray
7.15 (57)
Collingwood won by 39

Collingwood defeated Footscray 96–57, by 39 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Collingwood outscored Footscray 34–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood6.1 (37)6.1 (37)11.5 (71)15.6 (96)15.6 (96)
Footscray3.0 (18)5.8 (38)6.9 (45)7.15 (57)7.15 (57)

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
#16 Max Davidson———————————————
#13 Ray Gabelich———————————————
#7 Bob Greve—————1—————————
#8 Jack Hamilton———————————————
#18 Ken Hedt———————————————
#23 William Jones—————1—————————
#9 Ron Kingston———————————————
#3 Peter Lucas———————————————
#1 Neil Mann—————2—————————
#17 Thorold Merrett—————1—————————
#21 Laurie Rymer—————1—————————
#22 Bill Serong———————————————
#29 Lerrel Sharp———————————————
#5 Ken Smale—————8—————————
#26 Harry Sullivan———————————————
#24 Frank Tuck———————————————
#36 Ken Turner—————1—————————
#2 Bill Twomey———————————————
#31 Neville Waller———————————————
#27 Murray Weideman———————————————

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 Jack Collins———————————————
#8 Max Cross—————2—————————
#29 Ron Dixon———————————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy—————1—————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore—————1—————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#1 John Kerr———————————————
#20 Peter McRae———————————————
#21 Ron Porta———————————————
#33 Don Rawson———————————————
#28 Doug Reynolds———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#31 Lionel Ryan———————————————
#32 Harvey Stevens—————3—————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————