Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 7-May-1955 2:15 PM·Western Oval·36,615 att.
Footscray
4.12 (36)
vs
Essendon
2.11 (23)
Footscray won by 13

Footscray defeated Essendon 36–23, by 13 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 15–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray1.1 (7)2.5 (17)4.8 (32)4.12 (36)4.12 (36)
Essendon0.1 (1)2.2 (14)2.5 (17)2.11 (23)2.11 (23)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box
#18 Dave Bryden
#2 Jack Collins1
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy2
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#12 Alex Gardiner
#34 Brian Gilmore
#25 Herb Henderson
#1 John Kerr
#21 Ron Porta
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross
#31 Lionel Ryan
#32 Harvey Stevens1
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton
#20 Allen Warren
#3 Ted Whitten

Essendon — 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
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#4 Barry Colliver
#6 Doug Dench
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#3 John Gill1
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison
#30 Geoff Leek
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#16 Peter OSullivan
#34 Mal Pascoe
#27 Ken Peucker
#9 Greg Sewell