Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 24-Jun-1944 2:30 PM·Punt Rd·13,000 att.
Melbourne
7.10 (52)
vs
Fitzroy
10.17 (77)
Fitzroy won by 25

Fitzroy defeated Melbourne 77–52, by 25 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Fitzroy outscored Melbourne 19–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne1.4 (10)5.6 (36)5.9 (39)7.10 (52)7.10 (52)
Fitzroy4.1 (25)6.3 (39)8.10 (58)10.17 (77)10.17 (77)

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
#14 George Archibald
#24 Percy Beames1
#19 Lloyd Bennett
#1 Jack Compton1
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#36 Es Downey
#2 Roy Dowsing
#6 Fred Fanning5
#20 Bob Herbert
#26 Doug Heywood
#3 Ron Irwin
#25 Col McLean
#16 Hughie McPherson
#32 Jack Minnis
#12 Jack Mueller
#13 Frank Scanlan
#4 Norm Smith
#39 Jack Stock

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
#31 Bert Clay
#34 Ivor Clay
#33 Claude Curtin
#32 Clen Denning
#4 Lindsay Dyring
#4 Dennis Hall
#23 Maurie Hearn2
#25 Ted Hill
#8 Norm Hillard
#9 Monty Horan
#14 George Hoskins
#6 Fred Hughson
#19 Jack Lancaster
#10 Wally Miller2
#24 Arthur OBryan2
#22 Noel Price
#30 Alan Ruthven4
#17 Ken Sier