Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 3-Jun-1944 2:30 PM·Western Oval·9,000 att.
Footscray
8.15 (63)
vs
Fitzroy
8.10 (58)
Footscray won by 5

Footscray defeated Fitzroy 63–58, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Fitzroy 30–0.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray0.1 (1)2.7 (19)4.9 (33)8.15 (63)8.15 (63)
Fitzroy4.3 (27)5.3 (33)8.10 (58)8.10 (58)8.10 (58)

Footscray — 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
#28 Alf Benison———————————————
#2 Alan Collins———————————————
#21 Herb Esse———————————————
#5 Ron Grove———————————————
#9 Pat Hand———————————————
#17 Don Henderson———————————————
#7 Harry Hickey———————————————
#23 Del Kennedy———————————————
#33 Jack Law———————————————
#27 Len McCankie———————————————
#6 Bert McTaggart———————————————
#31 Bill McTaggart—————2—————————
#14 Jim Miller—————1—————————
#3 Arthur Olliver———————————————
#10 Joe Ryan—————1—————————
#30 George Tribe—————3—————————
#25 Tom Tribe———————————————
#35 Joe Weldon—————1—————————
#28 Bill Wood———————————————

Fitzroy — 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 Laurie Bickerton———————————————
#12 Des Calverley—————1—————————
#31 Bert Clay—————1—————————
#5 Stan Dawson———————————————
#32 Clen Denning———————————————
#4 Lindsay Dyring———————————————
#28 Jim Hallahan———————————————
#37 Eddie Hart—————2—————————
#23 Maurie Hearn———————————————
#8 Norm Hillard———————————————
#9 Monty Horan—————1—————————
#14 George Hoskins———————————————
#6 Fred Hughson—————1—————————
#19 Jack Lancaster———————————————
#21 Charlie Linney———————————————
#24 Arthur OBryan———————————————
#30 Alan Ruthven—————2—————————
#17 Ken Sier———————————————
#11 Bill Spokes———————————————