Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 11-May-1940 2:45 PM·M.C.G.·30,867 att.
Melbourne
20.21 (141)
vs
Footscray
15.12 (102)
Melbourne won by 39

Melbourne defeated Footscray 141–102, by 39 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored Footscray 41–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.3 (21)9.9 (63)14.16 (100)20.21 (141)20.21 (141)
Footscray2.3 (15)9.6 (60)14.10 (94)15.12 (102)15.12 (102)

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
#16 Jack Atkins
#15 Ron Baggott2
#11 Harold Ball1
#31 Ron Barassi
#24 Percy Beames1
#9 Richie Emselle
#8 Rowley Fischer1
#10 Maurie Gibb1
#1 Gordon Jones
#17 Allan La Fontaine
#12 Jack Mueller
#7 Hugh Murnane3
#29 Jack OKeefe
#19 Frank Roberts
#30 Alby Rodda2
#4 Norm Smith6
#5 Keith Truscott
#23 Ray Wartman3

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 George Bennett
#2 Alan Collins3
#15 Ted Ellis
#19 Reg Evenden
#13 Bob Flanigan
#20 Jim Greenham
#7 Harry Hickey
#27 Jim May
#14 Jim Miller
#21 Len Murphy1
#3 Arthur Olliver1
#26 Charlie Page5
#24 Ambrose Palmer1
#22 Roy Porter
#10 Bill Ryan
#10 Joe Ryan3
#28 Alf Sampson
#1 Jim Thoms1
#4 Norm Ware