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 Booth3
#18 Reg Burgess
#1 Jack Clarke
#12 Morton Diston
#24 Robert Fox2
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble
#3 John Gill2
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek2
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#35 Bob Shearman1
#33 John Towner
#16 Graham Willey3

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
#14 Les Borrack
#32 Clive Brown
#29 Roger Bullen2
#4 Bob Davis
#18 Bruce Ferrari1
#23 Bob Gazzard
#10 John Haygarth
#12 Ron Hovey
#22 Fred Le Deux
#20 John OConnell2
#17 John ONeill
#6 Peter Pianto3
#27 Noel Rayson1
#26 Norm Sharp
#31 Max Sutcliffe
#28 Neil Trezise
#19 Geoff Umbers
#21 Geoff Williams
#37 Bob Wiltshire
#3 Fred Wooller