Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 23-Sep-1944 2:30 PM·Junction Oval·38,000 att.
Richmond
16.12 (108)
vs
Essendon
12.15 (87)
Richmond won by 21

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond8.2 (50)10.5 (65)15.9 (99)16.12 (108)16.12 (108)
Essendon0.5 (5)5.7 (37)7.9 (51)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)

Richmond — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Bob Bawden1
#10 Fred Burge3
#7 Fred Cook
#12 Keith Cook
#17 Jack Dyer9
#2 Bert Edwards
#19 Les Jones
#31 Leo Maguire
#22 Leo Merrett
#15 Arthur Mooney
#5 Bill Morris
#14 Max Oppy
#9 Bill Perkins
#11 Charlie Priestley
#29 Brian Randall2
#6 Jack Scott
#24 George Smeaton
#13 Bernie Waldron
#32 Bill Wilson1

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#25 Gordon Abbott
#31 Norm Betson
#35 Percy Bushby3
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#19 Jack Cassin
#1 Ernie Coward
#10 Laurie Dearle
#20 Les Griggs
#6 Allan Hird
#7 Bill Hutchison1
#22 Gordon Lane
#33 Ivor McIvor1
#8 Elton Plummer
#17 Ray Powell3
#2 Alan Randall
#3 Dick Reynolds3
#24 Noel Smith1
#13 Jack Symons
#18 Herbie Tonkes