Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 28-Jul-1956 2:15 PM·Punt Rd·15,000 att.
Richmond
9.11 (65)
vs
Geelong
11.13 (79)
Geelong won by 14

Geelong defeated Richmond 79–65, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Geelong outscored Richmond 35–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond0.2 (2)4.7 (31)5.10 (40)9.11 (65)9.11 (65)
Geelong5.5 (35)8.6 (54)9.10 (64)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)

Richmond — 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
#32 Ray Allsop—————1—————————
#29 Ron Branton—————2—————————
#33 Allan Cations———————————————
#34 John Claxton—————1—————————
#7 Allan Cooke———————————————
#35 Brian Davie———————————————
#23 Frank Dunin———————————————
#14 Ron McDonald———————————————
#22 Stan Morcom———————————————
#36 Frank Munro———————————————
#10 Vic Naismith—————1—————————
#24 Ray Poulter—————2—————————
#15 Des Rowe———————————————
#3 Havel Rowe———————————————
#8 Frank Ryan—————1—————————
#26 Col Saddington———————————————
#6 Laurie Sharp———————————————
#11 Tom Simpson———————————————
#20 Ken Ward———————————————
#2 Roy Wright—————1—————————

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———————————————
#14 Les Borrack———————————————
#29 Roger Bullen—————1—————————
#4 Bob Davis———————————————
#18 Bruce Ferrari—————1—————————
#23 Bob Gazzard———————————————
#1 Matt Goggin———————————————
#10 John Haygarth———————————————
#12 Ron Hovey———————————————
#20 John OConnell—————4—————————
#6 Peter Pianto—————2—————————
#27 Noel Rayson———————————————
#38 Bernie Ryan—————1—————————
#26 Norm Sharp———————————————
#11 Bernie Smith———————————————
#31 Max Sutcliffe———————————————
#28 Neil Trezise—————2—————————
#21 Geoff Williams———————————————
#37 Bob Wiltshire———————————————
#3 Fred Wooller———————————————