Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 12-May-1956 2:15 PM·Western Oval·18,134 att.
Footscray
9.13 (67)
vs
South Melbourne
8.9 (57)
Footscray won by 10

Footscray defeated South Melbourne 67–57, by 10 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored South Melbourne 36–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray5.6 (36)6.7 (43)8.12 (60)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)
South Melbourne1.0 (6)4.4 (28)4.5 (29)8.9 (57)8.9 (57)

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
#19 Brian Buckley
#8 Max Cross5
#18 Noel Dickson
#29 Ron Dixon
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore1
#25 Herb Henderson
#4 Ian Letcher
#21 Ron Porta
#33 Don Rawson
#28 Doug Reynolds2
#9 Don Ross
#31 Lionel Ryan
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton
#10 John Westacott
#3 Ted Whitten1

South Melbourne — 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
#23 Ron Clegg1
#9 Gerald Crough
#11 Jim Dorgan
#39 John Elder
#34 John Ferguson
#28 Ian Gillett
#2 Fred Goldsmith
#8 Bill Gunn5
#22 Kevin Hogan
#31 Jack Hudson
#1 Don Keyter
#35 John Ledwidge
#17 Don Matthews
#25 Hugh McLaughlin
#4 Ian Monks
#10 Bob Pratt
#7 Mick Sibun
#14 Bob Skilton2
#20 John Trethowan
#12 Marshall Younger