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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box———————————————
#18 Dave Bryden———————————————
#2 Jack Collins—————1—————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy—————2—————————
#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 Stevens—————1—————————
#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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

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 Gill—————1—————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek———————————————
#25 Roy McConnell———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————1—————————
#16 Peter OSullivan———————————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#27 Ken Peucker———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————