Match Recap
Round 10·Sat, 16-Jun-1956 2:15 PM·Western Oval·35,909 att.
Footscray
13.12 (90)
vs
Geelong
10.8 (68)
Footscray won by 22

Footscray defeated Geelong 90–68, by 22 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored Geelong 21–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.3 (21)8.5 (53)9.11 (65)13.12 (90)13.12 (90)
Geelong1.1 (7)5.4 (34)5.4 (34)10.8 (68)10.8 (68)

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
#23 Bob Collins
#2 Jack Collins
#8 Max Cross5
#18 Noel Dickson2
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy4
#11 Arthur Edwards
#34 Brian Gilmore1
#36 Byron Guthrie
#25 Herb Henderson
#1 John Kerr1
#4 Ian Letcher
#21 Ron Porta
#33 Don Rawson
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross
#16 Kevin Smith
#17 Ron Stockman
#10 John Westacott
#30 Don 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
#7 Bruce Bartle
#34 Ken Beardsley
#14 Les Borrack1
#29 Roger Bullen1
#4 Bob Davis
#18 Bruce Ferrari1
#23 Bob Gazzard
#1 Matt Goggin
#25 John Goldsmith
#10 John Haygarth
#12 Ron Hovey
#33 Eric Nicholls
#20 John OConnell
#27 Noel Rayson4
#8 Russell Renfrey
#26 Norm Sharp
#11 Bernie Smith
#28 Neil Trezise3
#21 Geoff Williams
#37 Bob Wiltshire