Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 19-May-1956 2:15 PM·Victoria Park·28,000 att.
Collingwood
10.7 (67)
vs
Geelong
2.14 (26)
Collingwood won by 41

Collingwood defeated Geelong 67–26, by 41 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Collingwood outscored Geelong 20–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood3.2 (20)5.2 (32)7.7 (49)10.7 (67)10.7 (67)
Geelong0.3 (3)1.10 (16)1.13 (19)2.14 (26)2.14 (26)

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———————————————
#16 Max Davidson———————————————
#6 Brian Dorman———————————————
#14 Arthur Gooch———————————————
#7 Bob Greve———————————————
#8 Jack Hamilton———————————————
#18 Ken Hedt———————————————
#23 William Jones—————1—————————
#9 Ron Kingston———————————————
#3 Peter Lucas———————————————
#1 Neil Mann—————3—————————
#17 Thorold Merrett———————————————
#20 Ron Richards———————————————
#22 Bill Serong———————————————
#29 Lerrel Sharp———————————————
#5 Ken Smale—————2—————————
#24 Frank Tuck———————————————
#2 Bill Twomey———————————————
#25 Michael Twomey—————2—————————
#27 Murray Weideman—————2—————————

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
#34 Ken Beardsley———————————————
#14 Les Borrack———————————————
#4 Bob Davis—————1—————————
#18 Bruce Ferrari———————————————
#23 Bob Gazzard———————————————
#25 John Goldsmith———————————————
#10 John Haygarth———————————————
#12 Ron Hovey———————————————
#22 Fred Le Deux———————————————
#2 Les May———————————————
#20 John OConnell—————1—————————
#17 John ONeill———————————————
#27 Noel Rayson———————————————
#8 Russell Renfrey———————————————
#15 Jim Roberts———————————————
#11 Bernie Smith———————————————
#31 Max Sutcliffe———————————————
#28 Neil Trezise———————————————
#21 Geoff Williams———————————————
#37 Bob Wiltshire———————————————