Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 6-Aug-1955 2:15 PM·Western Oval·33,902 att.
Footscray
10.13 (73)
vs
Geelong
10.16 (76)
Geelong won by 3

Geelong defeated Footscray 76–73, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Geelong outscored Footscray 31–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray0.2 (2)6.7 (43)7.7 (49)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
Geelong4.7 (31)6.7 (43)10.14 (74)10.16 (76)10.16 (76)

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———————————————
#18 Dave Bryden———————————————
#8 Alan Clough———————————————
#2 Jack Collins—————2—————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#12 Alex Gardiner———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore———————————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#1 John Kerr—————3—————————
#33 Ron McCarthy———————————————
#21 Ron Porta———————————————
#28 Doug Reynolds———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#31 Lionel Ryan—————2—————————
#16 Kevin Smith—————1—————————
#32 Harvey Stevens—————2—————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#10 John Westacott———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#34 Ken Beardsley———————————————
#14 Les Borrack———————————————
#32 Clive Brown———————————————
#16 Ken Cameron———————————————
#4 Bob Davis—————2—————————
#23 Bob Gazzard———————————————
#1 Matt Goggin———————————————
#10 John Haygarth———————————————
#24 Harry Herbert—————1—————————
#12 Ron Hovey———————————————
#17 John ONeill—————2—————————
#27 Noel Rayson—————5—————————
#8 Russell Renfrey———————————————
#26 Norm Sharp———————————————
#11 Bernie Smith———————————————
#31 Max Sutcliffe———————————————
#28 Neil Trezise———————————————
#21 Geoff Williams———————————————
#37 Bob Wiltshire———————————————
#25 Bert Worner———————————————