Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 4-Aug-1956 2:15 PM·Punt Rd·18,500 att.
Richmond
13.13 (91)
vs
Essendon
11.13 (79)
Richmond won by 12

Richmond defeated Essendon 91–79, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Richmond outscored Essendon 34–16.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond5.4 (34)8.7 (55)9.11 (65)13.13 (91)13.13 (91)
Essendon2.4 (16)4.5 (29)6.9 (45)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)

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
#32 Ray Allsop—————1—————————
#29 Ron Branton—————2—————————
#33 Allan Cations———————————————
#34 John Claxton—————3—————————
#7 Allan Cooke—————1—————————
#35 Brian Davie———————————————
#17 Bob Dummett—————4—————————
#23 Frank Dunin———————————————
#18 Tom Hafey———————————————
#14 Ron McDonald———————————————
#36 Frank Munro———————————————
#10 Vic Naismith———————————————
#24 Ray Poulter—————1—————————
#15 Des Rowe———————————————
#8 Frank Ryan—————1—————————
#26 Col Saddington———————————————
#6 Laurie Sharp———————————————
#11 Tom Simpson———————————————
#20 Ken Ward———————————————
#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—————3—————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#32 Don Carmichael———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#24 Robert Fox———————————————
#13 Fred Gallagher———————————————
#22 Jeff Gamble—————1—————————
#3 John Gill—————1—————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————4—————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek———————————————
#25 Roy McConnell———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell———————————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#33 John Towner———————————————
#16 Graham Willey—————2—————————