Match Recap
Round 8·Mon, 17-Jun-1940 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·19,737 att.
Melbourne
12.15 (87)
vs
Fitzroy
12.13 (85)
Melbourne won by 2

Melbourne defeated Fitzroy 87–85, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Melbourne outscored Fitzroy 45–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne1.3 (9)8.6 (54)11.8 (74)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)
Fitzroy5.3 (33)7.6 (48)11.9 (75)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)

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 Syd Anderson
#15 Ron Baggott5
#11 Harold Ball
#31 Ron Barassi1
#24 Percy Beames
#2 Roy Dowsing
#9 Richie Emselle
#8 Rowley Fischer
#10 Maurie Gibb
#32 Dick Hingston
#17 Allan La Fontaine
#18 Wally Lock
#22 Shane McGrath
#12 Jack Mueller1
#7 Hugh Murnane1
#29 Jack OKeefe1
#19 Frank Roberts
#4 Norm Smith3
#23 Ray Wartman

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
#20 Bruce Calverley
#18 Frank Curcio
#33 Claude Curtin6
#32 Clen Denning
#3 Keith Forbes2
#25 Arthur Hall
#9 Arthur Hart
#23 Maurie Hearn2
#8 Norm Hillard
#6 Fred Hughson
#5 Mick Hughson
#2 Shadrach James
#13 Syd McGain
#22 Noel Price
#27 Mickey Sharp
#29 Len Smith
#26 Keith Stackpole2
#10 Bernie Treweek
#22 Stan Wright