Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 12-May-1956 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·17,000 att.
Essendon
6.22 (58)
vs
Richmond
7.10 (52)
Essendon won by 6

Essendon defeated Richmond 58–52, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Richmond 20–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.8 (20)3.13 (31)5.18 (48)6.22 (58)6.22 (58)
Richmond1.2 (8)1.5 (11)4.10 (34)7.10 (52)7.10 (52)

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 Booth
#18 Reg Burgess1
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#6 Doug Dench
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison3
#21 Jack Knowles
#8 Ray Lalor
#30 Geoff Leek
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell1
#5 Bob Suter
#16 Graham Willey

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Les Amery
#29 Ron Branton1
#33 Allan Cations
#34 John Claxton1
#9 Graham Cox
#35 Brian Davie
#17 Bob Dummett2
#23 Frank Dunin
#25 Charlie Flannagan
#18 Tom Hafey
#14 Ron McDonald
#22 Stan Morcom2
#38 Peter Morris1
#1 John Nix
#24 Ray Poulter
#15 Des Rowe
#8 Frank Ryan
#26 Col Saddington
#11 Tom Simpson
#2 Roy Wright