Match Recap
Round 8·Mon, 4-Jun-1956 2:15 PM·Punt Rd·23,000 att.
Richmond
10.15 (75)
vs
South Melbourne
12.6 (78)
South Melbourne won by 3

South Melbourne defeated Richmond 78–75, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Richmond 20–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond3.9 (27)7.10 (52)10.12 (72)10.15 (75)10.15 (75)
South Melbourne3.1 (19)8.3 (51)9.4 (58)12.6 (78)12.6 (78)

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———————————————
#31 Les Amery—————1—————————
#29 Ron Branton—————2—————————
#33 Allan Cations———————————————
#7 Allan Cooke———————————————
#35 Brian Davie———————————————
#37 Martin Davis———————————————
#23 Frank Dunin———————————————
#18 Tom Hafey———————————————
#14 Ron McDonald—————1—————————
#22 Stan Morcom———————————————
#38 Peter Morris—————2—————————
#10 Vic Naismith———————————————
#1 John Nix—————1—————————
#15 Des Rowe———————————————
#3 Havel Rowe—————1—————————
#8 Frank Ryan———————————————
#6 Laurie Sharp———————————————
#20 Ken Ward———————————————
#2 Roy Wright—————2—————————

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 Clegg—————1—————————
#11 Jim Dorgan———————————————
#39 John Elder———————————————
#16 Barry Evans———————————————
#34 John Ferguson———————————————
#2 Fred Goldsmith———————————————
#8 Bill Gunn—————6—————————
#22 Kevin Hogan—————2—————————
#1 Don Keyter———————————————
#17 Don Matthews———————————————
#36 Ken McCormack———————————————
#18 Gerry McDonald———————————————
#23 Neil McNeill—————1—————————
#10 Bob Pratt—————1—————————
#33 Frank Primmer———————————————
#30 Ray Reed———————————————
#7 Mick Sibun———————————————
#14 Bob Skilton—————1—————————
#20 Jim Taylor———————————————
#20 John Trethowan———————————————