Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 14-Apr-1956 2:15 PM·Western Oval·26,617 att.
Footscray
14.14 (98)
vs
Fitzroy
10.9 (69)
Footscray won by 29

Footscray defeated Fitzroy 98–69, by 29 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Fitzroy outscored Footscray 35–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.3 (21)8.9 (57)8.10 (58)14.14 (98)14.14 (98)
Fitzroy3.2 (20)4.4 (28)9.9 (63)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)

Footscray — 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 Peter Box
#23 Bob Collins
#2 Jack Collins3
#18 Noel Dickson1
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy4
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore1
#25 Herb Henderson
#1 John Kerr1
#4 Ian Letcher
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross
#31 Lionel Ryan2
#14 Kevin Smith2
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton
#10 John Westacott
#38 Kevin White

Fitzroy — 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
#34 Matt Cunningham1
#11 Colin Davey
#30 Don Furness
#33 Alan Gale1
#31 Max Galpin
#4 Jack Gervasoni
#15 Eddie Goodger
#23 Bob Henderson
#17 Norm Johnstone
#24 Bryan Lane1
#14 Jack MacGregor1
#29 Graeme MacKenzie
#2 Kevin Murray
#5 Tony Ongarello2
#3 Brian Pert1
#24 Ken Seymour
#21 Leo Smyth
#8 Bill Stephen
#9 Rod Vernon2
#12 Keith Webb1