Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 14-May-1955 2:15 PM·Kardinia Park·28,288 att.
Geelong
12.12 (84)
vs
Footscray
10.12 (72)
Geelong won by 12

Geelong defeated Footscray 84–72, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Geelong outscored Footscray 23–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong3.5 (23)7.7 (49)10.9 (69)12.12 (84)12.12 (84)
Footscray0.2 (2)4.5 (29)7.8 (50)10.12 (72)10.12 (72)

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
#34 Ken Beardsley1
#14 Les Borrack1
#32 Clive Brown
#16 Ken Cameron
#4 Bob Davis
#18 Bruce Ferrari
#23 Bob Gazzard
#12 Ron Hovey
#22 John McMahon1
#2 Russell Middlemiss
#20 John OConnell
#17 John ONeill
#6 Peter Pianto
#27 Noel Rayson5
#8 Russell Renfrey1
#26 Norm Sharp1
#11 Bernie Smith
#31 Max Sutcliffe1
#28 Neil Trezise1
#21 Geoff Williams

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 Box1
#18 Dave Bryden
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy4
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#12 Alex Gardiner
#34 Brian Gilmore
#10 Roy Harper1
#25 Herb Henderson
#1 John Kerr2
#26 Jack Nuttall
#21 Ron Porta
#28 Doug Reynolds1
#9 Don Ross
#31 Lionel Ryan
#32 Harvey Stevens
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton1
#3 Ted Whitten