Match Recap
Round 10·Sat, 23-Jun-1956 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·17,000 att.
Essendon
12.20 (92)
vs
Hawthorn
10.11 (71)
Essendon won by 21

Essendon defeated Hawthorn 92–71, by 21 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Hawthorn 30–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.4 (16)5.8 (38)8.14 (62)12.20 (92)12.20 (92)
Hawthorn5.2 (32)7.5 (47)9.10 (64)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)

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 Burgess1
#6 Doug Dench
#12 Morton Diston
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble1
#3 John Gill1
#14 Jim Heenan
#21 Jack Knowles
#8 Ray Lalor
#30 Geoff Leek1
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#17 Max Nixon
#34 Mal Pascoe2
#9 Greg Sewell
#15 Bob Taylor
#33 John Towner
#16 Graham Willey2

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
#9 George Barton
#6 Kevin Coghlan
#7 Frank Considine
#5 John Cooper
#32 Ian Egerton
#19 Bill Elsworth
#26 Don Gent
#13 Max Jose
#18 Peter Kanis1
#22 Brian Kann
#35 Norm Maginness
#3 John OMahoney1
#23 John Peck2
#20 Clayton Thompson2
#17 Noel Voigt
#16 Lance Wilkinson
#21 Ray Yeoman
#31 Garry Young4
#8 Maurie Young