Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 26-May-1945 2:45 PM·Western Oval·13,000 att.
Footscray
11.16 (82)
vs
Melbourne
7.13 (55)
Footscray won by 27

Footscray defeated Melbourne 82–55, by 27 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 30–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.2 (20)6.8 (44)7.10 (52)11.16 (82)11.16 (82)
Melbourne2.7 (19)3.9 (27)7.12 (54)7.13 (55)7.13 (55)

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 Allan Broadway1
#16 Merv Dudley
#19 Reg Evenden
#18 Harry Gingell
#20 Jim Greenham
#5 Ron Grove1
#9 Pat Hand
#7 Harry Hickey
#11 Allan Jacobsen1
#27 Len McCankie
#21 George McLaren
#31 Bill McTaggart2
#14 Jim Miller
#3 Arthur Olliver1
#10 Joe Ryan4
#32 Ted Ryan1
#1 Jim Thoms
#30 George Tribe
#25 Tom Tribe

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
#16 George Bickford
#11 Gordon Bowman
#7 Clem Conroy
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#26 Es Downey
#2 Roy Dowsing
#18 Adrian Dullard1
#6 Fred Fanning1
#3 Ron Irwin
#37 Frank Kennedy2
#10 Gordon Kramer
#25 Col McLean
#22 Ernie ORourke1
#9 Ivan Porter1
#4 Norm Smith
#38 Jack Stock
#30 Norm Wilson1