Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 30-Jul-1955 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·32,000 att.
Essendon
9.18 (72)
vs
Footscray
5.22 (52)
Essendon won by 20

Essendon defeated Footscray 72–52, by 20 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 35–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.5 (35)5.7 (37)7.15 (57)9.18 (72)9.18 (72)
Footscray0.3 (3)1.13 (19)1.14 (20)5.22 (52)5.22 (52)

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
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs
#36 Keith Chapman
#1 Jack Clarke
#6 Doug Dench
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble
#3 John Gill1
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison3
#30 Geoff Leek
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell2
#34 Mal Pascoe
#27 Ken Peucker3
#9 Greg Sewell
#15 Bob Taylor

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
#8 Alan Clough
#2 Jack Collins2
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#12 Alex Gardiner
#34 Brian Gilmore2
#25 Herb Henderson
#1 John Kerr1
#21 Ron Porta
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross
#16 Kevin Smith
#17 Ron Stockman
#35 Alan Trusler
#10 John Westacott
#3 Ted Whitten