Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 12-Aug-1944 2:45 PM·Western Oval·16,000 att.
Footscray
12.6 (78)
vs
North Melbourne
11.8 (74)
Footscray won by 4

Footscray defeated North Melbourne 78–74, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored North Melbourne 33–0.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray5.3 (33)7.3 (45)10.5 (65)12.6 (78)12.6 (78)
North Melbourne0.0 (0)7.3 (45)8.5 (53)11.8 (74)11.8 (74)

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
#24 Frank Cahill———————————————
#26 Harry Chalmers———————————————
#2 Alan Collins———————————————
#20 Jim Greenham———————————————
#5 Ron Grove—————1—————————
#9 Pat Hand—————1—————————
#7 Harry Hickey—————1—————————
#21 George McLaren———————————————
#6 Bert McTaggart———————————————
#31 Bill McTaggart———————————————
#14 Jim Miller———————————————
#3 Arthur Olliver—————3—————————
#10 Joe Ryan—————1—————————
#22 Gerry Sexton———————————————
#6 Jack Sutton—————1—————————
#30 George Tribe———————————————
#25 Tom Tribe———————————————
#4 Norm Ware—————3—————————
#28 Bill Wood—————1—————————

North 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
#1 Dick Abikhair———————————————
#8 Jack Allister—————2—————————
#14 Stan Attenborough———————————————
#31 Jack Bennett———————————————
#6 Cam Bogie—————1—————————
#15 Alf Clay—————3—————————
#12 Alan Crawford—————1—————————
#22 Les Crosbie———————————————
#4 Alf Crump—————2—————————
#26 Harold Daly———————————————
#21 Fred Fairweather———————————————
#9 Bill Findlay—————1—————————
#10 Jack Harrison———————————————
#27 Jack Hunter—————1—————————
#30 Jack Moran———————————————
Eddie Morcom———————————————
#3 Tom Roulent———————————————
#29 Ron Smith———————————————
#32 Ted Thomas———————————————