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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#16 Owen Abrahams1
#6 Ian Aston
#20 Graham Campbell
#7 Wally Clark
#34 Matt Cunningham1
#28 Kevin Darrigan
#11 Colin Davey
#33 Alan Gale
#15 Eddie Goodger
#35 Graham Gotch1
#23 Bob Henderson
#14 Jack MacGregor1
#29 Graeme MacKenzie
#2 Kevin Murray
#22 Ivan Smith
#21 Leo Smyth1
#8 Bill Stephen
#9 Rod Vernon
#12 Keith Webb2
#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 Collins1
#8 Max Cross5
#18 Noel Dickson
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy
#11 Arthur Edwards
#34 Brian Gilmore
#25 Herb Henderson
#40 Ron Henriksen
#1 John Kerr1
#4 Ian Letcher
#21 Ron Porta
#33 Don Rawson
#9 Don Ross1
#16 Kevin Smith
#17 Ron Stockman
#10 John Westacott
#3 Ted Whitten1