Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 18-May-1946 2:45 PM·Punt Rd·18,000 att.
Melbourne
12.13 (85)
vs
Footscray
22.14 (146)
Footscray won by 61

Footscray defeated Melbourne 146–85, by 61 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 55–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne6.8 (44)9.8 (62)11.11 (77)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)
Footscray2.0 (12)11.6 (72)14.7 (91)22.14 (146)22.14 (146)

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
#29 Lance Arnold———————————————
#11 Gordon Bowman———————————————
#34 Arnold Byfield———————————————
#21 Don Cordner—————1—————————
#23 Ted Cordner———————————————
#27 Gerry Daly—————1—————————
#5 Billy Deans———————————————
#32 Len Dockett———————————————
#6 Fred Fanning—————5—————————
#14 Ron Hall———————————————
#17 Frank Kennedy———————————————
#22 Shane McGrath———————————————
#12 Jack Mueller—————2—————————
#15 Jack Quinn———————————————
#30 Alby Rodda—————2—————————
#1 Ern Rowarth—————1—————————
#31 Stan Rule———————————————
#19 Bill Scanlan———————————————
#26 Ralph Shalless———————————————
#4 Norm Smith———————————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#8 Pat Cahill———————————————
#19 Reg Evenden———————————————
#5 Ron Grove—————10—————————
#9 Pat Hand———————————————
#7 Harry Hickey———————————————
#34 Vic Mather———————————————
#27 Len McCankie———————————————
#21 George McLaren———————————————
#14 Jim Miller———————————————
#29 Allan Moncrieff———————————————
#15 Alby Morrison—————1—————————
#3 Arthur Olliver———————————————
#11 Evan Rees———————————————
#10 Joe Ryan—————1—————————
#26 Ken Scott———————————————
#6 Charlie Sutton———————————————
#1 Jim Thoms—————4—————————
#25 Tom Tribe———————————————
#33 Dick Wearmouth—————3—————————
#28 Bill Wood—————3—————————