Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 16-Apr-1955 2:15 PM·Punt Rd·30,000 att.
Richmond
9.23 (77)
vs
Essendon
13.16 (94)
Essendon won by 17

Essendon defeated Richmond 94–77, by 17 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Richmond 29–14.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond1.5 (11)3.15 (33)7.21 (63)9.23 (77)9.23 (77)
Essendon2.3 (15)5.7 (37)9.11 (65)13.16 (94)13.16 (94)

Richmond — 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
#5 Kevin Betson———————————————
#29 Ron Branton—————2—————————
#33 Allan Cations———————————————
#7 Allan Cooke———————————————
#36 Graham Cox—————1—————————
#36 Lance Cox———————————————
#35 Brian Davie———————————————
#10 Neil Davies———————————————
#11 Jim Deane———————————————
#31 Kevin Dillon———————————————
#17 Bob Dummett—————1—————————
#26 Reg Hall———————————————
#22 Stan Morcom———————————————
#24 Ray Poulter—————5—————————
#15 Des Rowe———————————————
#6 Laurie Sharp———————————————
#16 Frank Slater———————————————
#19 Geoff Spring———————————————
#20 Jim Walton———————————————
#2 Roy Wright———————————————

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
#19 Doug Bigelow———————————————
#2 Stan Booth—————1—————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#6 Doug Dench———————————————
#24 Robert Fox—————2—————————
#22 Jeff Gamble—————1—————————
#3 John Gill———————————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————1—————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek—————1—————————
#25 Roy McConnell———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————6—————————
#16 Peter OSullivan———————————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#27 Ken Peucker—————1—————————
#28 Warren Prest———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————