Match Recap
Melbourne
15.15 (105)
vs
Footscray
10.14 (74)
Melbourne won by 31
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6.3 (39) | 10.10 (70) | 12.13 (85) | 15.15 (105) | 15.15 (105) |
| Footscray | 1.0 (6) | 2.3 (15) | 8.8 (56) | 10.14 (74) | 10.14 (74) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Ron Baggott | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Jock Ball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Percy Beames | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Ted Buckley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Bert Chandler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Jack Foster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Eric Glass | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #13 Les Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Allan La Fontaine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 John Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Wally Lock | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Harry Long | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Pat McNamara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Jack Mueller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Gordon Ogden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Stan Penberthy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Lou Reiffel | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Keith Truscott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Footscray — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Noel Alsop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 George Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Don Dilks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Roy Evans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Wally Glenister | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Jim Greenham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Bennie Le Sueur | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Cliff McCrae | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Doug Menzies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Alby Morrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Bernie OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Arthur Olliver | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Roy Porter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Jack Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Joe Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Leo Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Paul Standfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Billy Stephens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Norm Ware | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |