Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 7-Jul-1956 2:15 PM·Brunswick St·17,500 att.
Fitzroy
7.9 (51)
vs
Footscray
9.7 (61)
Footscray won by 10

Footscray defeated Fitzroy 61–51, by 10 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored Fitzroy 20–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fitzroy3.3 (21)3.4 (22)6.6 (42)7.9 (51)7.9 (51)
Footscray2.1 (13)5.3 (33)6.6 (42)9.7 (61)9.7 (61)

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#16 Owen Abrahams—————1—————————
#6 Ian Aston———————————————
#20 Graham Campbell———————————————
#7 Wally Clark———————————————
#34 Matt Cunningham—————1—————————
#28 Kevin Darrigan———————————————
#11 Colin Davey———————————————
#33 Alan Gale———————————————
#15 Eddie Goodger———————————————
#35 Graham Gotch—————1—————————
#23 Bob Henderson———————————————
#14 Jack MacGregor—————1—————————
#29 Graeme MacKenzie———————————————
#2 Kevin Murray———————————————
#22 Ivan Smith———————————————
#21 Leo Smyth—————1—————————
#8 Bill Stephen———————————————
#9 Rod Vernon———————————————
#12 Keith Webb—————2—————————
#13 Kevin Wright———————————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Peter Box———————————————
#23 Bob Collins———————————————
#2 Jack Collins—————1—————————
#8 Max Cross—————5—————————
#18 Noel Dickson———————————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy———————————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore———————————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#40 Ron Henriksen———————————————
#1 John Kerr—————1—————————
#4 Ian Letcher———————————————
#21 Ron Porta———————————————
#33 Don Rawson———————————————
#9 Don Ross—————1—————————
#16 Kevin Smith———————————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#10 John Westacott———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten—————1—————————