Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 11-Aug-1956 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·13,000 att.
Essendon
11.10 (76)
vs
South Melbourne
7.16 (58)
Essendon won by 18

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 76–58, by 18 points in a tight contest.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.3 (15)5.6 (36)7.9 (51)11.10 (76)11.10 (76)
South Melbourne1.2 (8)3.6 (24)5.10 (40)7.16 (58)7.16 (58)

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 Booth2
#18 Reg Burgess
#1 Jack Clarke
#12 Morton Diston
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble
#3 John Gill
#23 Jack Harrington
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison5
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek1
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#35 Bob Shearman
#33 John Towner
#16 Graham Willey3

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
#29 Neville Campbell
#23 Ron Clegg
#11 Jim Dorgan
#39 John Elder
#28 Ian Gillett
#2 Fred Goldsmith2
#22 Kevin Hogan
#31 Jack Hudson
#29 Bernie Jeffrey
#1 Don Keyter2
#6 Clarrie Lane
#17 Don Matthews
#36 Ken McCormack
#24 Ken Seymour2
#7 Mick Sibun
#14 Bob Skilton
#37 Gerald Tagliabue
#20 Jim Taylor
#20 John Trethowan
#12 Marshall Younger1