Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 5-May-1956 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·16,000 att.
Essendon
18.9 (117)
vs
St Kilda
9.23 (77)
Essendon won by 40

Essendon defeated St Kilda 117–77, by 40 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored St Kilda 57–21.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon9.3 (57)13.4 (82)15.5 (95)18.9 (117)18.9 (117)
St Kilda3.3 (21)5.8 (38)7.16 (58)9.23 (77)9.23 (77)

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 Booth3
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs1
#1 Jack Clarke
#6 Doug Dench
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#3 John Gill2
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison4
#21 Jack Knowles
#8 Ray Lalor2
#4 Fred Lynch
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#16 Graham Willey6

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Ivan Baumgartner
#27 Colin Bock
#36 Peter Clancy3
#12 Harold Davies
#25 Keith Drinan
#24 Brian Gleeson
#43 Frank Hanrahan
#14 Allan Jeans
#32 Geoff Jones
#37 Bryan King
#1 Neville Linney1
#2 Jack McDonald2
#42 Brian Molony1
#8 Hugh Morris
#23 Brian Muir2
#9 Jack Mulrooney
#10 Neil Roberts
#20 John Robson
#7 Brian Walsh
#15 William Young