Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 28-May-1955 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·20,000 att.
Essendon
9.11 (65)
vs
Hawthorn
10.10 (70)
Hawthorn won by 5

Hawthorn defeated Essendon 70–65, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Hawthorn outscored Essendon 45–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.3 (21)5.6 (36)5.9 (39)9.11 (65)9.11 (65)
Hawthorn0.1 (1)7.4 (46)8.7 (55)10.10 (70)10.10 (70)

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
#2 Stan Booth—————1—————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#6 Doug Dench———————————————
#12 Morton Diston—————1—————————
#24 Robert Fox—————3—————————
#13 Fred Gallagher—————1—————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————1—————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek———————————————
#25 Roy McConnell———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————1—————————
#29 Ian Monks—————1—————————
#16 Peter OSullivan———————————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#28 Warren Prest———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————

Hawthorn — 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
#2 Graham Arthur—————2—————————
#1 Brian Boland———————————————
#6 Kevin Coghlan—————2—————————
#14 Len Crane———————————————
#32 Ian Egerton———————————————
#26 Don Gent———————————————
#33 Geoff Howells———————————————
#12 Alf Hughes———————————————
#9 Alan Jewell———————————————
#22 Brian Kann———————————————
#10 John Kennedy———————————————
#15 Phil OBrien—————1—————————
#3 John OMahoney———————————————
#25 Graham Peck—————1—————————
#23 John Peck—————1—————————
#8 Clive Philp———————————————
#27 Roy Simmonds—————1—————————
#20 Clayton Thompson—————1—————————
#16 Lance Wilkinson———————————————
#24 Allan Woodley—————1—————————