Match Recap
Round 8·Mon, 4-Jun-1956 2:15 PM·Kardinia Park·21,985 att.
Geelong
11.12 (78)
vs
Fitzroy
8.8 (56)
Geelong won by 22

Geelong defeated Fitzroy 78–56, by 22 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Geelong outscored Fitzroy 30–18.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong4.6 (30)5.8 (38)8.12 (60)11.12 (78)11.12 (78)
Fitzroy3.0 (18)4.4 (28)6.5 (41)8.8 (56)8.8 (56)

Geelong — 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
#7 Bruce Bartle
#32 Clive Brown
#4 Bob Davis1
#18 Bruce Ferrari
#23 Bob Gazzard
#36 John Helmer
#12 Ron Hovey
#35 George McGrath
#20 John OConnell3
#17 John ONeill
#6 Peter Pianto1
#27 Noel Rayson3
#8 Russell Renfrey1
#26 Norm Sharp1
#11 Bernie Smith
#28 Neil Trezise1
#19 Geoff Umbers
#21 Geoff Williams
#37 Bob Wiltshire
#3 Fred Wooller

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 Aston1
#4 Reg Carr
#7 Wally Clark1
#34 Matt Cunningham2
#28 Kevin Darrigan
#11 Colin Davey
#30 Don Furness
#33 Alan Gale
#15 Eddie Goodger
#23 Bob Henderson
#17 Norm Johnstone1
#14 Jack MacGregor
#29 Graeme MacKenzie
#5 Tony Ongarello
#21 Leo Smyth
#8 Bill Stephen
#9 Rod Vernon1
#10 Vin Williams
#13 Kevin Wright1