Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 2-Jun-1956 2:15 PM·Junction Oval·26,300 att.
St Kilda
6.11 (47)
vs
Melbourne
9.7 (61)
Melbourne won by 14

Melbourne defeated St Kilda 61–47, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Melbourne outscored St Kilda 25–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda1.7 (13)1.9 (15)4.11 (35)6.11 (47)6.11 (47)
Melbourne1.2 (8)5.3 (33)7.5 (47)9.7 (61)9.7 (61)

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
#18 Bud Annand———————————————
#5 Ivan Baumgartner———————————————
#27 Colin Bock———————————————
#36 Peter Clancy—————1—————————
#41 Alex Cuthbertson———————————————
#16 Alan Dale———————————————
#12 Harold Davies———————————————
#25 Keith Drinan———————————————
#24 Brian Gleeson—————1—————————
#14 Allan Jeans—————1—————————
#1 Neville Linney———————————————
#33 Brian McCarthy———————————————
#35 Graham Minihan———————————————
#23 Brian Muir—————1—————————
#4 Ken Mulhall———————————————
#44 Graham Peck—————1—————————
#10 Neil Roberts———————————————
#40 Norm Thompson———————————————
#7 Brian Walsh———————————————
#15 William Young—————1—————————

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
#31 Ron Barassi———————————————
#30 John Beckwith———————————————
#29 Tony Bull———————————————
#19 Keith Carroll———————————————
#1 Denis Cordner———————————————
#9 Brian Dixon———————————————
#18 Bob Johnson—————2—————————
#14 Trevor Johnson—————1—————————
#16 Clyde Laidlaw———————————————
#34 Ralph Lane———————————————
#3 Peter Marquis———————————————
#17 Geoff McGivern———————————————
#35 Noel McMahen———————————————
#38 Ken Melville———————————————
#11 Laurie Mithen———————————————
#24 Ian Ridley—————2—————————
#8 Jim Sandral—————1—————————
#12 Stuart Spencer—————1—————————
#15 Athol Webb—————2—————————
#25 Don Williams———————————————