Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 4-Jun-1955 2:15 PM·Junction Oval·19,250 att.
St Kilda
4.10 (34)
vs
Footscray
13.7 (85)
Footscray won by 51

Footscray defeated St Kilda 85–34, by 51 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored St Kilda 51–4.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda1.4 (10)1.5 (11)4.6 (30)4.10 (34)4.10 (34)
Footscray1.2 (8)4.3 (27)5.4 (34)13.7 (85)13.7 (85)

St Kilda — 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
#19 Dave Bland—————1—————————
#6 Allan Callow—————2—————————
#12 Harold Davies———————————————
#1 Les Foote———————————————
#36 Michael Giblett———————————————
#22 Brian Gilmore———————————————
#24 Bill Gleeson———————————————
#30 Brian Gleeson———————————————
#3 Ray Houston———————————————
#21 Don Howell———————————————
#15 Arthur Hurst———————————————
#14 Allan Jeans———————————————
#5 Stuart Lennie—————1—————————
#35 Graham Minihan———————————————
#29 Max Mollar———————————————
#4 Ken Mulhall———————————————
#16 John Nelson———————————————
#14 Bruce Phillips———————————————
#10 Neil Roberts———————————————
#26 Bob Watt———————————————

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———————————————
#8 Alan Clough—————1—————————
#2 Jack Collins—————3—————————
#29 Ron Dixon———————————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy———————————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#12 Alex Gardiner—————1—————————
#34 Brian Gilmore———————————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#1 John Kerr—————2—————————
#26 Jack Nuttall———————————————
#28 Doug Reynolds———————————————
#9 Don Ross—————1—————————
#16 Kevin Smith—————2—————————
#32 Harvey Stevens—————2—————————
#17 Ron Stockman———————————————
#6 Charlie Sutton—————1—————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————