Match Recap
Melbourne
23.16 (154)
vs
Footscray
11.8 (74)
Melbourne won by 80
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 8.2 (50) | 15.9 (99) | 18.11 (119) | 23.16 (154) | 23.16 (154) |
| Footscray | 6.0 (36) | 7.2 (44) | 9.6 (60) | 11.8 (74) | 11.8 (74) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 George Archibald | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Percy Beames | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Colin Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Ted Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Frank Deayton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Roy Dowsing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Tom Ferguson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Maurie Gibb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Bob Herbert | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Don Hewson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Doug Heywood | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Don Hooper | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Ken Levey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Hughie McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Jack Minnis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Footscray — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #36 Don Bauer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Norm Chisholm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Alan Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 George Dougherty | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Ted Ellis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Reg Evenden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Harry Gingell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Jack Gray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Jim Greenham | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Ron Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Pat Hand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Wally Harris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Len McCankie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Bert McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Bill McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Arthur Olliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Joe Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Jim Thoms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |