Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 1-Jul-1944 2:30 PM·Western Oval·13,000 att.
Footscray
8.15 (63)
vs
Melbourne
8.13 (61)
Footscray won by 2

Footscray defeated Melbourne 63–61, by 2 points after a nailbiter.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.6 (24)5.9 (39)6.13 (49)8.15 (63)8.15 (63)
Melbourne3.3 (21)4.6 (30)7.8 (50)8.13 (61)8.13 (61)

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
#28 Alf Benison
#2 Alan Collins2
#16 Merv Dudley
#21 Herb Esse
#5 Ron Grove
#9 Pat Hand
#17 Don Henderson
#7 Harry Hickey
#27 Len McCankie
#21 George McLaren
#6 Bert McTaggart
#31 Bill McTaggart
#14 Jim Miller
#3 Arthur Olliver
#10 Joe Ryan1
#6 Jack Sutton
#30 George Tribe2
#25 Tom Tribe
#28 Bill Wood3

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 George Archibald
#24 Percy Beames
#19 Lloyd Bennett
#1 Jack Compton1
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#36 Es Downey
#2 Roy Dowsing
#6 Fred Fanning6
#26 Doug Heywood1
#3 Ron Irwin
#10 Gordon Kramer
#25 Col McLean
#16 Hughie McPherson
#32 Jack Minnis
#12 Jack Mueller
#13 Frank Scanlan
#4 Norm Smith
#28 Percy Taylor