Match Recap
Round 13·Sat, 16-Jul-1955 2:15 PM·Junction Oval·12,250 att.
St Kilda
5.7 (37)
vs
Essendon
10.22 (82)
Essendon won by 45

Essendon defeated St Kilda 82–37, by 45 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored St Kilda 27–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda0.2 (2)3.5 (23)4.7 (31)5.7 (37)5.7 (37)
Essendon1.10 (16)3.12 (30)7.15 (57)10.22 (82)10.22 (82)

St Kilda — 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
#9 Gerry Burton———————————————
Jack Cuffe———————————————
#12 Harold Davies———————————————
#8 Merv Dihm———————————————
#1 Les Foote———————————————
#22 Brian Gilmore—————1—————————
#30 Brian Gleeson———————————————
#3 Ray Houston———————————————
#21 Don Howell—————1—————————
#15 Arthur Hurst—————2—————————
#14 Allan Jeans———————————————
#18 Milne McCooke———————————————
#31 Bruce McLennan———————————————
#35 Graham Minihan—————1—————————
#29 Max Mollar———————————————
#4 Ken Mulhall———————————————
#16 John Nelson———————————————
#14 Bruce Phillips———————————————
#28 John Reeves———————————————
#26 Bob Watt———————————————

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—————1—————————
#2 Stan Booth———————————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#32 Don Carmichael———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs—————2—————————
#36 Keith Chapman———————————————
#6 Doug Dench———————————————
#24 Robert Fox—————1—————————
#22 Jeff Gamble———————————————
#23 Jack Harrington—————1—————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————2—————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek———————————————
#25 Roy McConnell———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————2—————————
#27 Ken Peucker—————1—————————
#35 Ken Reed———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#15 Bob Taylor———————————————