Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 4-Jun-1955 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·23,500 att.
Essendon
13.14 (92)
vs
South Melbourne
7.12 (54)
Essendon won by 38

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 92–54, by 38 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored South Melbourne 40–11.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.3 (27)10.7 (67)11.10 (76)13.14 (92)13.14 (92)
South Melbourne2.1 (13)3.6 (24)7.8 (50)7.12 (54)7.12 (54)

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
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#4 Barry Colliver
#6 Doug Dench
#12 Morton Diston
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher
#3 John Gill
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#30 Geoff Leek
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell9
#29 Ian Monks1
#16 Peter OSullivan
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell1

South Melbourne — 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
#4 Bob Atkinson2
#11 Jim Dorgan
#34 John Ferguson
#29 Jack Garrick
#9 Bob Giles
#28 Ian Gillett
#2 Fred Goldsmith
#8 Bill Gunn
#1 Don Keyter2
#27 Eddie Lane
#35 John Ledwidge
#15 Lewis Leslie
#36 Ken McCormack
#18 Gerry McDonald
#25 Hugh McLaughlin
#10 Bob Pratt
#7 Mick Sibun
#17 Don Star
#32 Ron Taylor3
#20 John Trethowan