Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 18-Aug-1956 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·16,500 att.
Essendon
14.13 (97)
vs
Geelong
9.15 (69)
Essendon won by 28

Essendon defeated Geelong 97–69, by 28 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 29–10.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.3 (15)5.5 (35)9.10 (64)14.13 (97)14.13 (97)
Geelong1.2 (8)5.9 (39)6.13 (49)9.15 (69)9.15 (69)

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—————3—————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#12 Morton Diston———————————————
#24 Robert Fox—————2—————————
#13 Fred Gallagher———————————————
#22 Jeff Gamble———————————————
#3 John Gill—————2—————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison———————————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek—————2—————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————1—————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#35 Bob Shearman—————1—————————
#33 John Towner———————————————
#16 Graham Willey—————3—————————

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
#14 Les Borrack———————————————
#32 Clive Brown———————————————
#29 Roger Bullen—————2—————————
#4 Bob Davis———————————————
#18 Bruce Ferrari—————1—————————
#23 Bob Gazzard———————————————
#10 John Haygarth———————————————
#12 Ron Hovey———————————————
#22 Fred Le Deux———————————————
#20 John OConnell—————2—————————
#17 John ONeill———————————————
#6 Peter Pianto—————3—————————
#27 Noel Rayson—————1—————————
#26 Norm Sharp———————————————
#31 Max Sutcliffe———————————————
#28 Neil Trezise———————————————
#19 Geoff Umbers———————————————
#21 Geoff Williams———————————————
#37 Bob Wiltshire———————————————
#3 Fred Wooller———————————————