Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 11-Aug-1956 2:15 PM·Kardinia Park·32,155 att.
Geelong
10.9 (69)
vs
Collingwood
15.11 (101)
Collingwood won by 32

Collingwood defeated Geelong 101–69, by 32 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Collingwood outscored Geelong 44–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong3.2 (20)5.3 (33)7.6 (48)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)
Collingwood1.2 (8)5.6 (36)12.8 (80)15.11 (101)15.11 (101)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Bruce Bartle
#14 Les Borrack
#30 Glen Bow
#32 Clive Brown
#29 Roger Bullen2
#4 Bob Davis1
#18 Bruce Ferrari
#23 Bob Gazzard
#24 Harry Herbert
#12 Ron Hovey
#20 John OConnell2
#17 John ONeill
#6 Peter Pianto2
#27 Noel Rayson1
#38 Bernie Ryan
#11 Bernie Smith
#31 Max Sutcliffe1
#28 Neil Trezise1
#21 Geoff Williams
#37 Bob Wiltshire

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
#18 Ken Hedt1
#23 William Jones2
#9 Ron Kingston
#12 Bob Kupsch2
#3 Peter Lucas
#17 Thorold Merrett
#21 Laurie Rymer
#22 Bill Serong3
#29 Lerrel Sharp
#5 Ken Smale1
#26 Harry Sullivan
#24 Frank Tuck
#36 Ken Turner1
#2 Bill Twomey
#25 Michael Twomey
#31 Neville Waller
#27 Murray Weideman5