Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 21-May-1955 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·28,333 att.
Melbourne
11.5 (71)
vs
Hawthorn
6.8 (44)
Melbourne won by 27

Melbourne defeated Hawthorn 71–44, by 27 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Melbourne outscored Hawthorn 32–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne5.2 (32)8.2 (50)9.4 (58)11.5 (71)11.5 (71)
Hawthorn1.2 (8)4.4 (28)5.6 (36)6.8 (44)6.8 (44)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#36 Dick Atkinson
#21 Noel Baker
#31 Ron Barassi
#22 Ivan Baumgartner
#30 John Beckwith
#29 Tony Bull
#7 Geoff Case1
#4 Ken Christie
#26 Noel Clarke2
#1 Denis Cordner
#9 Brian Dixon
#18 Bob Johnson1
#34 Ralph Lane
#3 Peter Marquis
#5 Ian McLean
#38 Ken Melville
#11 Laurie Mithen1
#24 Ian Ridley3
#12 Stuart Spencer3
#25 Don Williams

Hawthorn — 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
#2 Graham Arthur1
#1 Brian Boland
#6 Kevin Coghlan1
#14 Len Crane
#32 Ian Egerton
#4 Alan Fanning
#19 Jeff Harris
#33 Geoff Howells2
#12 Alf Hughes
#22 Brian Kann
#10 John Kennedy
#15 Phil OBrien1
#3 John OMahoney
#23 John Peck
#8 Clive Philp
#27 Roy Simmonds
#20 Clayton Thompson1
#21 Keith White
#16 Lance Wilkinson
#24 Allan Woodley