Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 14-May-1955 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·25,299 att.
Essendon
8.11 (59)
vs
Melbourne
10.13 (73)
Melbourne won by 14

Melbourne defeated Essendon 73–59, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored Essendon 25–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.3 (9)3.3 (21)8.8 (56)8.11 (59)8.11 (59)
Melbourne1.1 (7)4.6 (30)7.6 (48)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)

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———————————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#6 Doug Dench———————————————
#12 Morton Diston———————————————
#24 Robert Fox———————————————
#13 Fred Gallagher———————————————
#3 John Gill———————————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————2—————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek—————1—————————
#25 Roy McConnell———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————3—————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#27 Ken Peucker—————2—————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#33 John Towner———————————————

Melbourne — 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
#6 Frank Adams—————1—————————
#21 Noel Baker———————————————
#31 Ron Barassi—————1—————————
#30 John Beckwith———————————————
#29 Tony Bull———————————————
#7 Geoff Case———————————————
#26 Noel Clarke—————1—————————
#1 Denis Cordner———————————————
#9 Brian Dixon———————————————
#18 Bob Johnson—————1—————————
#16 Clyde Laidlaw—————1—————————
#34 Ralph Lane———————————————
#3 Peter Marquis———————————————
#5 Ian McLean———————————————
#35 Noel McMahen———————————————
#38 Ken Melville———————————————
#11 Laurie Mithen—————2—————————
#12 Stuart Spencer—————3—————————
#25 Don Williams———————————————
#33 Colin Wilson———————————————