Match Recap
Round 14·Sat, 21-Jul-1956 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·12,800 att.
Essendon
10.18 (78)
vs
North Melbourne
6.11 (47)
Essendon won by 31

Essendon defeated North Melbourne 78–47, by 31 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored North Melbourne 18–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.6 (18)5.14 (44)8.15 (63)10.18 (78)10.18 (78)
North Melbourne0.2 (2)2.4 (16)6.8 (44)6.11 (47)6.11 (47)

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 Booth2
#18 Reg Burgess
#32 Don Carmichael
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#29 Jack Clarkson
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble
#3 John Gill
#14 Jim Heenan
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#34 Mal Pascoe2
#9 Greg Sewell
#15 Bob Taylor
#33 John Towner
#16 Graham Willey5

North 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
#17 Allen Aylett
#18 Keith Batchelor
#26 Norm Dean
#6 John Dugdale
#27 Laurie Dwyer
#14 Gerald Eastmure2
#35 Jack Edwards
#4 Garry English
#25 John Ford
#11 Peter Hamilton
#36 John Joiner
#32 Albert Mantello
#30 Bryan Martyn
#5 Jack OHalloran
#19 Peter OSullivan1
#31 Max Ritchie
#15 James Russell
#7 Jock Spencer3
#2 Noel Teasdale
#24 Len Templar