Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 28-Jul-1956 2:15 PM·Junction Oval·28,100 att.
St Kilda
6.11 (47)
vs
Essendon
7.7 (49)
Essendon won by 2

Essendon defeated St Kilda 49–47, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored St Kilda 15–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda1.5 (11)4.6 (30)6.10 (46)6.11 (47)6.11 (47)
Essendon1.0 (6)4.2 (26)5.4 (34)7.7 (49)7.7 (49)

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
#18 Bud Annand———————————————
#5 Ivan Baumgartner—————1—————————
#36 Peter Clancy———————————————
#16 Alan Dale———————————————
#12 Harold Davies———————————————
#6 Paul Dodd———————————————
#25 Keith Drinan———————————————
#24 Brian Gleeson———————————————
#14 Allan Jeans———————————————
#37 Bryan King———————————————
#33 Brian McCarthy———————————————
#35 Graham Minihan———————————————
#42 Brian Molony———————————————
#23 Brian Muir———————————————
#4 Ken Mulhall———————————————
#31 Bruce Murray—————1—————————
#10 Neil Roberts———————————————
#34 Bill Waldron———————————————
#7 Brian Walsh———————————————
#15 William Young—————4—————————

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———————————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#32 Don Carmichael———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke—————2—————————
#29 Jack Clarkson—————1—————————
#24 Robert Fox———————————————
#13 Fred Gallagher———————————————
#22 Jeff Gamble———————————————
#3 John Gill—————1—————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek—————1—————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell———————————————
#34 Mal Pascoe—————1—————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#15 Bob Taylor———————————————
#33 John Towner———————————————
#16 Graham Willey—————1—————————